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Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(651 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Systems Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 651 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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651 reviews
3.0
May 19, 2014

Sucks the life out of you

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Pros

There is an undeniable thrill at the thought of working for Lockheed Martin, one of the big folks in the space industry. The people are generally really good people. The company--depending upon WHICH division you work for--can treat their people poorly. They are very flexible for work hours which is wonderful and they don't generally micromanage, another major plus. But overall, within a small number of years working here, the life will be sucked out of you, as will your love and admiration of NASA.

Cons

Their salary rating is a joke. They have a comp ratio system. Let's say your pay range for your job title is 50,000 - 70,000. If you are making near the 50k, you 'compensation ratio' is low, so you'll get a raise every year, usually. If you are at 60k then you're at the middle of your pay range and your comp ratio is 1, therefore, unless you're absolutely effing spectacular, your raise is zero. So how is this the middle of the 'payrange' when you pretty much can't get past the halfway point. And that includes no cost of living increase so you actually end up making less...

4.0
May 14, 2014
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Pros

Work with a great group of co-workers, plenty of projects and opportunities, and salary is very competitive for my area.

Cons

There is an inconsistency in the quality of middle managers. Some organizations have great middle management while others have managers that have been put into positions based on time in service or knowing the right people, not based on merit. Lockheed's medical benefits have been getting worse very fast every year for the past 5 years.

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