Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Sr Project Engineer?

Sr Project Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 37 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 Sr Project Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr Project Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Sr Project Engineer employees well?

Sr Project Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 37 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr Project Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1579 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1118 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1006 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 326 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 592 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 286 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 151 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

Sr Project Engineer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr Project Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr Project Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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37 reviews

5.0

May 4, 2026

Good pay and benefits, but slow advancement hurdles

Senior project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good benefits, high growth potential if you’re not afraid to put in the work

Cons

HR will gate you if you are climbing too fast. “Must spend X more years before you’re eligible for the next level.” High level of bureaucracy on major programs of record, hard to move fast and get stuff done.

4.0

Apr 7, 2025

Great Flex Time

Senior project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Flex Time, and offers 4 x 10s

Cons

Slow processes, and likely will eventually work over 40hr weeks.

3.0

Feb 21, 2025

Steady , Boring

Sr project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady, Fridays off, Work from home available

Cons

Essentially government work, things move slow, cog in a huge machine, generally slow advancement and low ceiling

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