Working at Lockheed Martin in San Diego, CA: 11 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Diego, CA Area

"I enjoyed my time at LM and the people had the opportunity to lead."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I am an experienced manager and enjoy working with people. I was given the opportunity to prove my skills as a leader and was awarded for my ability to lead."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get to know the executive management for they are no different than anyone else."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The feeling of not knowing if you will be able to find a position for your people and yourself when a program has been terminated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The greatest resource in the company is the people. Spend some time and get to know them as a person. When a person feels at home and knows that what they are doing is meaningful, their job performance increases and retains them for a long time."

"Weapons training is a rewarding job!"

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I love doing what I do for a living. This company allowed me to do this for years. It really wasn't work to me."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be honest. It's a great company if you can find the right fit!"

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I don't like how, because it is a series of government contracts, notification isn't properly given for when the job ends."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pass on information to employees of the company when the job is going to end."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The opportunities they offered throughout my career for advancement and training."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Individuals must be prepared to work extended hours under tight schedule requirements."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The demands made on individuals due to high volume and under staffing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire the necessary staff to improve the quality of work, not just quantity."

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"It was fast paced and provided ability to utilize expertise and continue to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be able to adapt to continuous change and improvement."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The industry and company moved to areas outside California. I left company to stay in California at the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Strong management."

"Good environment to broaden your engineering knowledge."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"It was a professional environment. They were willing to train you in different aspects and areas of the program. Easy to manage business and personal time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Mention all certificates and accomplishments."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Organization of timeline was not the best. I felt being very productive and quick was keeping me from moving to an advanced position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognition for quality productivity should be addressed."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Good ERP system to support activities. Good benefits."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Certain employees belong to a union and many of them are not productive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I left Lockheed some time ago so things must have changed a lot. No suggestions."

"LM, the Lazy L Ranch."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Not a whole lot, an average company at best, when compared to other corporate giants."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Whatever is called out in the requisition, just tell them what they want to hear, for lower to mid level jobs. Management level jobs are a bit more difficult, predominantly determined by the numbers of work experience and not necessarily actual practiced/real world knowledge, if hired be prepared for meetings galore and no work-life balance."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The archaic HR system which hinders/pigeon-holes employees. Raises are a joke, unless you're involved in LDP or have a masters (doesn't matter, it could be Phoenix or Yale), even then it's all about years and the masters is just a check in the box. They could care less about outside skill sets that may be able to help the company in other aspects/areas, although they promote one company, one vision."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cross training, upward mobility, empower/trust your employees and don't bring in TDY's from other sites when the times get tough. Pay your rising stars and don't let them go, only to have them replaced by two or three new employees, who don't know what they are really doing and never have a chance to catch up. Instead give the star the money and start a mentor-ship by assigning them mentees, again cross training is the bane of LM."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"This is an unethical company. They profess to promote diversity and ethics and instead retaliate against employees who hold management responsible. After complaining to the company's ethics department and HR I was retaliated against and setup for termination."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Practice what you preach."

"Good company but management was located on the East Coast."