Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at General Dynamics Mission Systems with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Dynamics Mission Systems overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at General Dynamics Mission Systems as a Systems Engineer according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at General Dynamics Mission Systems in Apr 2026
Interview
Initial teams interview with manager, followed by a panel interview the next day. Mostly asked resume and behavioral questions. Know your resume, ask good questions and you will be fine.
I interviewed at General Dynamics Mission Systems (Ottawa, ON)
Interview
Very Smooth ; It was mostly about the CV / Resume and generic questions about engineers mindset. Questions more about the tasks preformed at previous organization. questions about requirements of the system and power point presentations are also asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a situation where you felt proud for yourself.
I applied online. I interviewed at General Dynamics Mission Systems (Pittsfield, MA) in Dec 2025
Interview
All behavorial and talks about your resume experience. Expect some follow up questions that aren't scripted depending on your resume. I had one project that really interested them, and we basically talked about that the whole hour. Everyone was super easy going too