Is General Atomics a good company to work for?

General Atomics has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,272 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at General Atomics to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about General Atomics have been left by employees working as Internship , Intern and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does General Atomics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Atomics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Atomics. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Atomics?

72% of General Atomics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Atomics 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Atomics?

Engineer (74) , Project Manager (55) , Software Developer (43) , Software Engineer (42) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Intern (32) , Project Engineer (32) , Technician (24) , Avionics Technician (22) , Financial Analyst (21) , Program Manager (20) , Manufacturing Engineer (18) , Engineering Intern (16) , Composite Technician (15) , Systems Engineer (15)

What are the pros of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits and work conditions" ((in 272 reviews)); "The people at GA are great and the work is interesting/challenging most of the time." ((in 163 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 104 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 91 reviews)); "Great work environment and co" ((in 38 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 128 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 36 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Atomics layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Atomics layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Atomics in 2026.

What are the top reviewed General Atomics locations?

San Diego , Poway , Palmdale , Rancho Bernardo , Adelanto , Huntsville , Spanish Fork , Tupelo , Denver , Victorville , La Jolla , El Mirage , Englewood , Las Vegas , Los Angeles , Grand Forks , Centennial , Salt Lake City , New York , Escondido , Layton , Washington , Chula Vista , Sabre Springs , Rancho San Diego , Dugway , Charlottesville , Houston , Shannon , Temecula

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,978 total reviews)

Neal Blue

77% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,978 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Atomics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0

Mar 10, 2022

Good if you’re about to retire

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Location if you already live in poway

Cons

Incompetent management Boring work High expectations for low salary

3.0

Feb 28, 2022

Good but communist policies.

Learning management systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Love the benefits Good products Pension

Cons

Do not compensate once employed. No real merit increases unless high up. Doesn’t compensate for CPI. Requires vaccine and doesn’t stick up for religious accommodations.

3.0

Feb 21, 2022

Would have Rated higher however the Mandates Changed all that

Cad administrator

Recommend

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Great Learning environment, reasonable pay, good benefits, interesting projects, good research and development budget, privately owned.

Cons

Federal contracts are tedious and add bloat to costs, additionally regulations in contracts change frequently which create confusion. Slow to adopt better processes. The federal vaccine mandates additionally made it unreasonable to work for a government contractor. It left the company with a choice between contracts or no contracts. The company obviously chose the contracts. I disagree with state run business, it goes against our Constitution and the Vaccine Mandates represent unprecedented government interference in private business.

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