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 70% 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 (17) , Composite Technician (15) , Engineering Intern (15) , Systems Engineer (15)

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

"The people at GA are great and the work is interesting/challenging most of the time." ((in 172 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 87 reviews)); "Great Company and culture." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great work environment and worklife balance" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 135 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 48 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 34 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 34 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 , Tupelo , Spanish Fork , 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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General Atomics reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,979 total reviews)

Neal Blue

77% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,979 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Nov 21, 2023

If you are brown, do not work here. They racially bias and you won't get the same opportunities as other employees!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing good to be honest!

Cons

-Mental abuse, racism and if they see you are a brown individual looking to improve thing in the company's; they won't give you access to the tools needed!

4.0

Sep 10, 2023

Hit or Miss

Staff mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was in the aeronautics division. The 9/80 schedule was a plus and most mechanical engineers were given 1-2 work-from-home days after the pandemic. GA-ASI was a good place to learn about big company processes like SAP and design reviews. Some groups like engines and airframes were more well-funded in R&D.

Cons

Aeronautics groups not belonging to engines and airframes seemed to settle into a strategy of doing the bare-minimum rehash of old technology. Opportunities for long term technical advancement might stagnate as a result. If you're okay with working the same type of problem every year, GA can be a good place. GA is not the best environment for design engineers who want to work on a variety of projects and exercise some creative freedom. Pay raises were not competitive until after the pandemic when engineers were leaving en masse for better opportunities. Some managers were only there to coast to retirement, uninterested in developing their team. I was fortunate to eventually transfer under a good manager and stayed as long as I did because of it.

3.0

Sep 7, 2023

GA

Qa manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool work, good benefits fun teamates.

Cons

Bad pay, always a reason to work late

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