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Lockheed Martin Senior Staff Systems Engineer reviews

4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

100% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Systems Engineer, Senior Staff employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer, Senior Staff professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated 21% above average by Systems Engineer, Senior Staff professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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52 reviews
4.0
Jul 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're into doing spacecraft and defense products, LM has one of the best portfolios of these sorts of things. It's a large diverse company and if you're interested in moving around to different projects then that opportunity is there (but you have to make it happen for yourself). If you're truly a superstar (top 1%) you'll be treated well -- but you still won't rise as fast as you would at a smaller company.On the other hand -- you don't have to work too hard. You can put in the standard 40-hour week and still be considered a good performer. So if you've got other things in your life than work it's nice in that regard.

Cons

The current "affordability" climate means promotions are almost nonexistent and raises are paltry. Don't take a job thinking you'll get promoted within a few years -- your manager might want to do it but his hands are tied by HR and central management. The raises are about in line with inflation -- so not really raises. The new health plan is expensive! The glossy brochures make it sound great, but here's the summary: If you're married with kids, expect to pay $3000/year in premiums. If your family remains in perfect health all year, then that's all you'll pay. But of course that doesn't happen. Factor in some kid office visits for colds, some parent visits for this or that, or even one emergency room or urgent care visit and you'll be out of pocket another $3000. So budget for $6000/year for health care. It *is* capped -- so the $6k/year is the max you'll spend. And you can choose just about any doctor you want. But that's about the only good news.

3.0
Apr 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pension if you're grandfathered in. Good employee discounts program. Large company that's good at playing the Washington political game, so it has weathered the economic down-turn pretty well.

Cons

Non-existent training budget. Healthcare too expensive. 401k match only 4%, and fund choices aren't that great. Too large to really get noticed. Poor management connection with the average worker. Employee performance rating system is poor.

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