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 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 98 reviews)); "Great work / life balance" ((in 85 reviews)); "Coworkers can be great" ((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 127 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 52 reviews)); "Senior leadership can be old school at times" ((in 44 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 36 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 35 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?

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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

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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

Sep 24, 2017

GA, ASI Review

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good work-life benefits, many different projects

Cons

Work isn't very challenging, environment is very impersonal and introverted

4.0

Sep 12, 2017

Good Company Working to Become Better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, room for advancement, invests heavily in R&D

Cons

Suffering growing pains. Delegation can be problematic as high level executives get involved down at the lowest levels.

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4.0

Aug 30, 2017

Great place to work, depends on Manager or Director. I'm in manufacturing & we have great Leadership!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, benefits and pay. Many Great work opportunities! I love my group and the Leadership! I like that they don't spend money on fancy things that don't matter to people.

Cons

Not all Management is good to work with. If you are going to work here do your research and get the truth from others in the department. I'm in manufacturing & we have great Leadership! Not all departments are equal, example Facilities, not good, lots of turnover. Director there is really bad, was sorta demoted. But still highly unprofessional conduct. We cannot get the service we need from them, not enough cubicles, offices. Huge million dollar mistakes made.

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