Lockheed Martin reviews

The performance review process isn't the best. Only a small 4% of the workforce will receive an exceptional or high rating and the rest fall in "Successful" or "basic" which means even if you are a stellar engineer unless you do something great to really set yourself apart from the rest of the workforce your likely hood of getting a high score is slim to none. Get the best salary you can coming in the door because promotions and raises are small and few and far between. Lockheed isn't the place to come if you wanna climb to the top quickly.

Security drawbacks and government is very strict on clearance. They don't necessarily pay well. You had better get it on the front end in most cases. They have to pay on SOME contracts in Cal. There are plenty of people there who will work for nothing and screw the rest of us. I lived in Cal for 10 years. They promise promotions and large increases t get you in the door, but they rarely happen. Hiring managers have goals to make so some will say anything to get you to join. Many of us jump for other companies and then come back at higher pay levels. It's the only way to really make this happen. The salary bands overlap between levels and Lockheed likes to keep people at or near the medium for the salary band where they reside. That being said, if you get a fantastic review and are at the medium for your salary band, your raise will be next to nothing. If you get an average review and your salary is below the medium, odds are your raise will bring you up to the medium. Pay for performance is a literal joke