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 649 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 649 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , 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 1642 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1102 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1024 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 920 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 317 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 585 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 297 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 139 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 reviews))

Lockheed Martin System Engineer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(649 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 649 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 Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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649 reviews

1.0

Feb 12, 2025

Senior Leadership is so out of touch

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Standard pros of any other defense contractor, nothing special. 4/10 schedule.

Cons

Senior Leadership does not listen to their employees at all. They make decisions and shove it down our throats without any insight. It was leaked that they are fully removing hybrid work because they believe working from home is why programs are late and over budget. This is not the case whatsoever and any amount of pleading and reason won't reach their thick skulls. This move will lead any of our senior members to quit, and I can't wait to see programs go into ruin due to the limited amount of experience of the people who stay.

5.0

Feb 12, 2025

Work - Life Balance

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work - life balance. Multiple work schedule options that offer fridays off.

Cons

It is a very big office with lots of employees and there is a big learning curve.

3.0

Feb 11, 2025

Experience

Systems engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Department feels restrictive. Heard other departments have better culture

Cons

poor culture, lack of work

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