Improving but still a defense company - Staff Data Scientist Lockheed Martin Employee Review

3.0
Jan 30, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance (flexible, part time, remote options) Internal mobility Training opportunities (this has expanded a lot recently)

Cons

Processes are very slow and inefficient. Campuses are all cube farms. Not an attractive work environment at all compared to other companies in the bay area. Politics politics politics. Approvals for everything and take forever. Unwilling to use latest tools and technology, and trading good technologies off for sub-par/unproven ones. Management at the top is still stubborn defense minded, unwilling to change. Re-org for every new VP that comes in. Pay packages are improving but still not on par with other bay area tech companies. The end product and work itself is uninspiring. Lockheed makes products for war and lobbies Congress to bribe them to buy more "war" products. They also fund their unethical lobbying practices with employee paychecks.

Explore other reviews about Lockheed Martin

5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative, Diverse, Leadership, Empathetic, Supportive

Cons

Honestly I do not have any.

5.0
Aug 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High level of integrity throughout the company, open communications, and sincere interest in doing the right thing.

Cons

Unfortunately, I need to come up with twenty words of cons. When in reality after 41+ years in IT, I have no cons for Lockheed Martin. They are not perfect, but highly acceptable.

366
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All