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

Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 214 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior System Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior System Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior System Engineer employees well?

Senior System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 214 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior System Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior System Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

91% of Senior System Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 18% in the past 12 months. Senior System Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (909) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (247) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Associate Software Engineer (113) , Program Manager (113) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1601 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1108 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 929 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 319 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 595 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 288 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior System Engineer reviews

4.0

91% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

84% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

System Engineer senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 214 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer senior professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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214 reviews

3.0

Apr 6, 2011

It was a great place to work...Senior Management within MS2 is lacking

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance - huge you decide what it is.

Cons

Health benifits are lacking, no employee choice of what plan you want. LMCO has own health plan that is ok at best

4.0

Dec 6, 2010

Great place to Work

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benifits and Large Company, makes Lockheed Martin a secure place to work.

Cons

Many reorganizations. Leadership is constantly changing.

4.0

May 17, 2010

Job quality depends on the project and the environment you are in

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Jobs with meaningful purpose 2. Encourage higher career advancement (higher education, training, etc)

Cons

1. Job can be grueling and boring, depending on your current jobs/tasks 2. Work culture can be old-style, rigid, not encouraging to younger engineers. This also depends on your current jobs/tasks.

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