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Martin Defense Group

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Not a good company for software engineering - Senior Software Engineer Martin Defense Group Employee Review

2.0
21 May 2022
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Pros

Nice coworkers and smart engineers. Great work life balance in Hawaii.

Cons

The company lost most of their software developers in the last few years and now has very few who understand proper software development. Upper management doesn’t understand software development needs either so it’s hard to get funding for tools and infrastructure that is needed. Projects are mostly government contract for hire type of jobs.

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5.0
3 Mar 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The engineers are great, with exciting problem-sets that encourage creativity

Cons

Some bad press currently, but the future is looking up

4.0
31 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Yes, the 401K package is far below industry standards Yes, we had a corrupt CEO and a few of his friends tarnish the reputation of the company Yes, former leadership was very out of touch with their employees and did not know how to run a company BUT... All the bad apples have been removed and the future is bright for this company. The company has re-focused on what it does best: offering innovative solutions for the maritime defense industry. It is a great place to work as an Engineer. Lots of active programs (and more continuing to be added). Very well respected by our primary customers (Office of Naval Research, DARPA, NAVSEA), as evidenced by their continued investments in the company. The current leadership team is new to running a company, but they all come from successful backgrounds in the Defense industry and are highly respected by our customers. The company does allow a great work/life balance, compared most other companies in the defense engineering industry. There are growing pains (all companies experience them), but the future is bright, and the company is returning to its roots and is a great place to work.

Cons

The negative reviews from former employees on this website. Reach out to those of us who currently work at the company for an accurate review.

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