Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Associate Design Engineer?

Associate Design Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 19 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 Associate Design Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Design Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Associate Design Engineer employees well?

Associate Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Design Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (897) , 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 1618 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1008 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 897 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 337 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 581 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 295 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 155 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 134 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

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4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

100% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Design Engineer Associate employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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19 reviews

4.0

Jul 18, 2025

Good company

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great folks, easy commute

Cons

Expensive location to live, very windy and lots of sand!

4.0

Jun 6, 2025

Great place as a growing engineer

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of room for growth, good work environment, interesting projects

Cons

Location is a bit remote

5.0

May 23, 2024

Great place to work

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very competitive pay and benefits

Cons

No new work coming in

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