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 3.9 out of 5 stars in 47 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower 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 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 47 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Design Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (885) , Systems Engineer (668) , Senior Software Engineer (290) , Engineer (242) , Intern (184) , Senior Systems Engineer (184) , Financial Analyst (174) , Mechanical Engineer (162) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Program Manager (110) , Subcontract Administrator (100) , 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 1603 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1096 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 984 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 911 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 328 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 588 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 285 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 138 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 131 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Associate Design Engineer reviews

3.9

99% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

12% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Career opportunities

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Design Engineer Associate employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer Associate professionals have a good 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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47 reviews

3.0

Nov 23, 2025

Solid Starter Company, but wont make you rich

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent benefits, - Lots of job opportunities and places to move up - Good place to get experience starting out - Get to work on really cool things

Cons

- Company is very very slow most places - Hard to get things done - Not a young, fast paced culture - Company does not care about keeping employees comfortable in office. - Very bad inventive structure at company

3.0

Aug 19, 2025

Good for a season

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to do things you can't do anywhere else

Cons

Too much overhead process to do the cool things

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!

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