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Lockheed Martin

Is this your company?

If you want more for yourself, think twice. - Software Engineer Lockheed Martin Employee Review

3.0
6 May 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Lockheed Martin is a great stepping stone in your career and if you are mission driven/mission focused you will find a place here -- up until a point. Depending on your program, experiences may vary. LM is never going away, and the products are very meaningful to warfighters.

Cons

One of the most top heavy leadership models you will ever see. High attrition. Results driven to the point where younger, talented engineers can be treated like workhorses and few senior++ engineers are doing almost everything. Knowledge is siloed, very imbalanced, and the culture is nothing to ride home about. Inefficient, bureaucratic process cause a lot of waste, engineering culture is more about self-driven ego rather than contributing to the warfighter and objectives. Overall, LM is able to extract really big money contracts to work on efforts, employ a lot of people, charge them as resources, and make a lot of profit as a company. This profit driven model overshadows the mission driven focus and the organization is a clear reflection of that.

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good 401k matching (10%), Friendly People, Kind Managers, Job Security, Plenty of growth opportunities, 4/10 Schedule and 3 day weekends

Cons

Unclear communications, confusing company initiatives

5.0
2 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

High level of integrity throughout the company, open communications, and sincere interest in doing the right thing.

Cons

Unfortunately, I need to come up with twenty words of cons. When in reality after 41+ years in IT, I have no cons for Lockheed Martin. They are not perfect, but highly acceptable.

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