Is General Dynamics Electric Boat a good company to work for?

General Dynamics Electric Boat has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,868 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at General Dynamics Electric Boat to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about General Dynamics Electric Boat have been left by employees working as Intern , Internship and Engineering Intern .

Does General Dynamics Electric Boat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Dynamics Electric Boat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Dynamics Electric Boat. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Dynamics Electric Boat?

66% of General Dynamics Electric Boat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Dynamics Electric Boat 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Dynamics Electric Boat?

Engineer (98) , Systems Engineer (98) , Engineer II (70) , Senior Engineer (62) , Structural Engineer (39) , Mechanical Engineer (38) , Engineer I (35) , Intern (29) , Welder (28) , Mechanical Engineer II (24) , Software Engineer (24) , Systems Engineer II (23) , Engineering Supervisor (21) , Operations Supervisor (20) , Engineering Intern (16)

What are the pros of working at General Dynamics Electric Boat according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good and it has a nice view" ((in 156 reviews)); "Really good benefit and 401k" ((in 139 reviews)); "There are lots of great people that work at EB who are willing to help if it's ever needed." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good work life balance and that" ((in 59 reviews)); "Flexible hours and not stressful" ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Dynamics Electric Boat layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed General Dynamics Electric Boat locations?

Groton , New London , North Kingstown , Quonset Point , Providence , Bremerton , Philadelphia , Warwick , North Stonington , Norwich , Cranston , Newport , Charleston , Kings Bay , Saint Marys , North Kingston Beach , Newport News , Bridgeport , Hartford , Preston , Kingston , Middletown , Hampton , Norfolk , Ballston Spa , Burt , Groton , New York , Washington , Mitchell

General Dynamics Electric Boat reviews

3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,685 total reviews)

Kevin Graney

60% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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General Dynamics Electric Boat has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,685 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Dynamics Electric Boat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Aug 29, 2015

Short sighted, employee hostile

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The technical work can be very interesting, when you can get it, and the boats themselves as well as the manufacturing areas are sights to behold. They will pay a large portion of your masters degree.

Cons

Upper management is disconnected from reality when it comes to what employees want. They insist on forcing salary to clock in and out, they refuse to do anything about an abhorrent parking problem. Technical Development of employees is harmed due to chasing short term company profits. They over hire and the work is thin, then they want you to work unpaid overtime that only makes them money. The attrition is staggering. They have unfriendly policies towards families.

3.0

Jul 5, 2015

Good, but getting worse

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k, Decent starting pay, interesting work, good supervisors, decent benefits

Cons

Erosion of quality of life. New London parking is beyond terrible; garage and street parking are full by 7am. Their proposed solutions are terribly unreasonable, but they mostly just ignore the situation as a whole. Overcrowding with no stop in site. I would have recommended the company when I first started, but would not feel that confident in doing so anymore.

3.0

Mar 27, 2015

Good first job... but needs work to keep people longer-term

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, great job security (the Navy's not going anywhere, and the projects have huge lifespans). Knowledge base of senior engineers is huge. Reasonably close to NYC and Boston.

Cons

Company seems to treat engineers as replaceable and does a bad job of retaining young engineers. The supervisors and managers care, but don't get the backup from higher up to do much. People hitting 3-5 years experience.seem to leave en masse. "Reasonably close to NYC and Boston" also means "in the dead zone of nothing that lies smack in the middle of the two".

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Jobs at General Dynamics Electric Boat

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