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 169 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 90 reviews)); "Great work environment and co" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great Company and culture." ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 132 reviews)); "Senior leadership can be old school at times" ((in 46 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 46 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 36 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 33 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

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

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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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2K reviews

3.0

Jun 10, 2017

Redundant and repetitive at times. Good stepping stone.

Systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job Security, Pension, Benefits, aerospace manufacturing environment.

Cons

No accountability, for the bottom to the top.

General Atomics Response

9y

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback regarding your experience at General Atomics and affiliated companies. We will share this information with leadership.

3.0

Jun 9, 2017

IT struggles to keep up and more shadow IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pension - Work life balance - Company Growth - Job security - they don't fire or lay off! (also bad) - Medical Leave - Seems that everyone takes off for 3 months eventually

Cons

- They don't get lay off or fire the bad folks - Lack of enterprise skills and innovation - Architect by committee - Behind the curve - Hardware EOL - Management inexperience - Ineffective HR

General Atomics Response

9y

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback regarding your experience at General Atomics and affiliated companies. We will share this information with leadership.

5.0

Jun 6, 2017

Security Assistant

Security assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work on a 9/80 schedule, it offer a pension and a 401 k,

Cons

no cons at the moment

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Redundant and repetitive at times. Good stepping stone.

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