Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington DC area. Lockheed Martin employs 116,000 people worldwide. Lockheed Martin is one of the world's largest defense contractors; in 2009, 74% of Lockheed Martin's revenues came from military sales. It received 7.1% of the funds paid out by the Pentagon.
Lockheed Martin operates in five business segments. These comprise Aeronautics, Information Systems & Global Solutions, Missile and Fire Control, Mission Systems and Training, and Space Systems. In 2009 US government contracts accounted for $38.4 billion (85%), foreign government contracts $5.8 billion (13%), and commercial and other contracts for $900 million (2%).
Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractors in the US and one of the largest employers for government contractor jobs in the US. Lockheed Martin exists in almost every city you have Government or Defense establishments in the US, Germany, UK, Dubai, Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations. Here are our tips to get a contract job at Lockheed Martin.
Tip 1: If you have an in-demand skill, just upload your resume on one of the major job boards like Monster, Dice with your location set to Bethesda, MD or another city you know they are located at and you should get calls from staffing agencies if they are currently hiring actively.
Tip 2: To increase your chances even more, create your profile on OnContracting and do some more research.
Tip 3: Find the Lockheed Martin’s preferred staffing vendors and consulting companies that hire your skills and network with them. You can verify the list of direct (Tier 1) vendors of Lockheed Martin right here. We don't list Lockheed Martin's subcontractors in our list.
Go to the Client (Lockheed Martin) page and browse the vendors list in the category you are interested
Click on a vendor's name, a popup tells you more about the company
Click on 'View more' button which takes you to that vendor's page whihc has tabs for jobs, reviews, recruiters, etc.
Check the ‘Contract Jobs’ tab for their current open jobs
Check the Recruiters tab to see if there are recruiters listed. Connect with them. If not find the recruiters on Linkedin and connect with them there.
Based on several surveys, ATS/VMS software company reports and news articles, it is estimated that most large companies have an employee to contractor ratio of 1:1 now. Lockheed Martin has 115,000 employees, so we'd estimate it employs 115,000 contractors. While this number may seem high, remember that while most Lockheed Martin employees are engineers, it requires an extensive workforce of contractors for all the non-core work involved in making the company work- like software and map testing, content creation and checking, technical writing, paralegals for drafting contracts, procurement specialists, HR coordinators, recruiters, sourcers, customer service, technical support, delivering groceries, cafeteria, etc.
There are reviews that confirm Lockheed Martin converts some contractors to full-time. Our estimate of contractor to fulltime conversion would be around 10% or 11,500 out of the 115,000 contractors might get converted every year. Let us know if you have better information.
Lockheed Martin hires contractors for almost everything they hire fulltime employees for. Lockheed Martin contractor jobs are from entry-level to the senior most levels and even remote- work from home opportunities. Below are some sample contract job titles. A more detailed list of job titles and skills can be found in the Skills tab. If you know of any additional skills let us know.
Software Engineer/Developer/Programmers
Software Engineer contractors at Lockheed Martin typically work on software projects related to Aerospace, government, defense and security projects. Many positions require security clearance.
Front End/UI/Javascript Developer
Contract UI developers at Lockheed Martin work on
While mostly known for hiring the smartest engineers, Lockheed Martin also hires non-technical contract workers in roles of sales associates, customer support, designers, finance and accounting, recruiters, data validation and visual data specialists.
Recruiter and HR (Onsite)
One of the more common positions for contract are Lockheed Martin HR positions. These could be technical sourcers whose job is to scour the world for top engineering talent. Other positions include Recruiters that reach out to candidates to see if they are interested in working at Lockheed Martin. Then there are HR generalists and HR coordinators that arrange interviews, paperwork, schedules, etc.
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Overall Lockheed Martin is one of the most desirable place to work for contractors in Washington DC or other defense heavy cities. Read Lockheed Martin contractor reviews for details on the Reviews tab.
Lockheed Martin contractor salaries are typical for an an in-demand tech company. Not the highest but above average. You can see details on the Rates tab.
