Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 650 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 650 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

82% of System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (907) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1634 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1118 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1019 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 934 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 313 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 600 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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650 reviews

5.0

Jun 1, 2016

System Engineer

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility and employee incentive programs

Cons

Too many layers of management

4.0

May 30, 2016

Good for starting Careers

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Process Oriented, decent pay, benefits are ok, Great locations, lots of opportunity to do different things within the company.

Cons

Acquisition companies get the run around, top heavy, not agile enough, not good for mid to experienced careers. Lots of drive to get rid of long time employees to get younger, new people in at less money.

4.0

May 16, 2016

Nothing like it

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse opportunity, somewhat stable, wide range of products.

Cons

Rare to find effective leadership.

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