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    Lockheed Martin Reviews

    Updated 20 April, 2019
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    Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson
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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (79)

      "Lockheed Martin IT"

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      Current Employee - Senior Systems Analyst in Fredericksburg, VA (US)
      Current Employee - Senior Systems Analyst in Fredericksburg, VA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than 10 years)

      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.

      Advice to Management

      The only advice I have is, possibly, try very hard simplify processes. The processes are accurate and extremely detailed. Some could be less detailed.

    2. "System Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      Flex time. Challenging work. Great benefits.

      Cons

      Highly demanding at times. Old school.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Bad company culture"

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      Former Employee - Intern in Montreal, QC
      Former Employee - Intern in Montreal, QC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Lockheed Martin full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -Techs are great. Good camaradery, teamwork and training.
      -Company is pretty efficient and achieving goals, excellence in service.
      -Work is stimulating and interesting,

      Cons

      -Engineers are stressed, unhappy and generally disatisfied with their careers. and growth opportunities.
      -Tensions between engineers. Badmouthing.
      -Tensions between engineering and management.
      -Lots of fingerpointing and playing the blame game. Rather than fix problems, divisions are more interested in blaming others for shortcomings.
      -No windows, Gloomy offices.

      Advice to Management

      Hard to fix a rotten company culture. They should hire more engineers to aleviate stress and contribute to better teamwork. Badmouthing, bullying and intimidation should not be tolerated.

    4. "it was okay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      busy, good pay and benefits

      Cons

      rude management, not very productive

    5. "Relaxed Environment, Outdated Technology"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer Asc in Halifax, NS
      Current Employee - Software Engineer Asc in Halifax, NS
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Note: Take all reviews with a grain of salt. Each team is very different within the company.

      Very relaxed environment, easy to bank time and take time of as needed. Management is super friendly.

      Cons

      The tech stack hasn't been updated in 10+ years. We are using an outdated version of Java, and quite literally nothing else. While the pay is alright, it is not a place to build a skill set.

    6. "Technician"

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      Current Employee - Technician in Wainwright, AB
      Current Employee - Technician in Wainwright, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time

      Pros

      It allows me to help others be better at their jobs which is some6thing that I really enjoyed.

      Cons

      Sometimes you need to be away from home for a long period of time.

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Run by Americans for Americans"

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      Former Employee - Project Engineer in Ottawa, ON
      Former Employee - Project Engineer in Ottawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Large scale high-profile projects (within country of residence)
      Good benefits.
      Competitive salaries.

      Cons

      Working for Lockheed Martin International, I figured I could apply for jobs in countries all over the world where Lockheed has a footprint. Turns out that unless you are a U.S. citizen these job openings are not made available to you. The internal job opportunity search engine automatically defaults to only display jobs available in your country of residence/employment. Any international jobs require you to be a U.S. citizen to apply. Your work e-mail is also labelled "EXPAT" in the Global Address Book, if you are not an American citizen.

      Advice to Management

      You are an international conglomerate. Open up internal job opportunities to all employees anywhere that you operate. Don't discriminate against international employees under the guise of security concerns.

    8. Helpful (3)

      "Serious Management Problems"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Montreal, QC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Montreal, QC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Stable employment, and some benefits

      Cons

      Two tier system where management spends most time locked away in meetings disconnected from realities
      Little respect

      Advice to Management

      Stop meetings and touch base with the workforce

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Strong Values - Weak Practice"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Lockheed Martin full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits
      Flexible work hours
      Very good training resources on-line
      Very good career progression for well-liked staff

      Cons

      Non competitive salaries for junior/intermediate staff
      Poor technical oversight
      Poor software engineering practice
      No mentoring or coaching
      Limited opportunities

      Advice to Management

      Management needs to model the values and principles the company claims to adhere to. Need to put the customer first and not allow poor practice and oversight to unnecessarily increase costs.

    10. "Good pay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      long hours in all shifts

      Cons

      extra salary for oversea jobs