Lockheed Martin Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Cutting edge technologies. Laser, missile, satellite, space. There are plenty of areas to move within."

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

"If you have a desire to learn and progress, it is there, but you must take your own initiative."

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

"Un-needed Central Management levels that bottleneck schedule and product output. Management, supervisory, floor personnel, is all one needs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Believe and trust in empowerment philosophies. Management is for those who truly desire to manage people."

"I enjoyed Lockheed very much, it was just too far from home at the time."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I loved the cutting edge technology and being able to work on defense programs."

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

"You have to be able to have a secret clearance."

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

"There wasn't anything specific I didn't really like about working for the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't have any suggestions. Everything was good from management."

"Working with the storefront is a great experience and opportunity to gain skills."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The workplace here is nice and accompanied by great personalities. The workplace is also a laid back/stress free environment."

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

"Go in with confidence and let em know you're serious."

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

"Things can get slow every now and then. Other than that everything is good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you're doing because you're good at it!"

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I like the opportunities I had to advance and work there for 22 years. The benefits were excellent."

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

"Brush up on behavioral interviewing techniques. Skills are nice, but ability to get along with others and work in a team environment are very important. Work ethics are very important!"

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

"Too many layers of management and higher ups (Corporate) were not attuned what went on in the field. Made decisions that were hard to implement at field levels."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Asked people in the field what they want and need. When ready to implement new changes, involve lower level so they can give input on affect to them."

"Disappointing for career growth"

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The people I work with are good people. There is a lot of knowledge and diversity to learn from."

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

"It is a good starter job to pay the bills but do not expect to last more than a few years without being discouraged."

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

"There is no room for growth or personal achievement. Unless someone dies or retires then you are stuck where you already are."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicating with your subordinates and rewarding them for a job well done would be a great start."

"Extremely exciting and very challenging work."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Extremely exciting and very challenging work, the company has great opportunities with great opportunities."

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

"While the company can be a great place to work at, I would recommend considering something else until after the economy recovers. The company has laid off approximately 20,000 employee in the past three years and is in the middle of a new round of layoffs."

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

"The company is a good place to work, however with the current down turn in the economy and the additional defense budget cuts the company is in its third year of layoffs with no end in sight."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Basically to get their act together, they do not seem to value their employees experience or at least they give the impression that the feel that they can just hire anyone off the street to do these engineering jobs."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"New projects, forward thinking, good people. Good pay, good benefits."

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

"Experience with military is very helpful. Be specific on skills."

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

"At times it's too big, employees can get lost professionally."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more informative to your employees. We need to know too."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Doing leading edge firmware development in a real time environment."

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

"Do not expect your education to be considered when you are assigned a task. Management expects that if you are smart you can do anything."

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

"Too often the hardware is more important than the people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When scheduling people to work odd hours, if one person is comfortable work a given off shift, then keep him on that shift."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Doing leading edge real time programming with some chance to travel."

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

"Watch out for what you ask for. You may think something is unreasonable, management may see things differently."

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

"Crazy schedules based on when hardware is available, at least give people a consistent schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sometimes people are just as important as the hardware. Management could get more productive work from employees, if they tried harder to keep us happy."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Lockheed Martin as a Global Leader in emerging technologies provides its employees with growing opportunities."

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

"It is a great employer to work with, doing what is right and helping you grow in the organization."

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

"Nothing I can remember, maybe they can reward their employees more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To provide more tuition assistance to learn new tools and technologies."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"My co-workers and common experiences shared, IE military and duty."

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

"Do not accept lower wages, pay increase are nearly non-existent."

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

"Lack of growth and incentives, being type-casted is the norm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Incentive cuts both ways, employees need incentive to be productive."

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."

"Work, work, work.... work."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Good place to work for job security, benefits and growth."

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

"You should expect to work free overtime and express to them how you will get the job done no matter what."

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

"They expect you to work 60 hour work weeks with no extra compensation or benefits of any kind."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the working environment more enjoyable so your employees will want to be there."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I am able to improve my skills and experiences on software development."

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

"They should hire you if they have a critical project, but they do not find an internal engineer who could solve the problems."

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

"Political issues make a worst work environment that slows down the schedules."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to know more about the projects they gave. If they know techniques, then it will create a good work environment."

"The company is top heavy with management that discourages growth."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The company has a strong domestic and international presence in defense and aerospace."

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

"Don't get complacent during your interview. Ask the tough questions such as the stability of the position your interviewing for and the stability of the contract/program."

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

"All facets of the company do not have the same benefits or access to training opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the people concerning morale and be frank with people as it relates to funding and job stability."