Is it hard to get hired as a Technician at General Atomics?

Technician applicants have rated the interview process at General Atomics with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Technician at General Atomics?

Candidates applying for Technician roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Atomics overall takes an average of 32 days.

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General Atomics Technician interview questions

based on 5 ratings - Updated Oct 3, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

50%
Applied online
Applied online
25%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
25%
In Person
In Person

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5 interviews

Technician Interview

Oct 3, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2025

Interview

Needed to know a lot of basic electricity fundamentals. They also wanted to hear a story about a previous troubleshooting example from work or school. This was for electrical test technician.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Explain in your own words ohms law

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Technician Interview

Jun 28, 2023

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Jun 2023

Interview

Applied in late May. Contacted by HR first week of June. First interview was 30 min with four supervisors/department head. HR contacted me soon after for a 2 hr interview (2hr is max length, only did an hour)

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Gave three scenarios and asked which task I would take on first/why.

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Technician Interview

Sep 11, 2022

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Sep 2022

Interview

The first was by phone discussing resume and brief detail. Second was in person and more in-depth on experience. Most interviewing process’s can range from 2-4 interviews depending on the Job Criteria/Years of experience/and applicants.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe the most difficult component problem you had to troubleshoot, and what was the solution.

1 Answer

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