Is General Atomics a good company to work for?

General Atomics has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,277 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at General Atomics to a friend and 71% 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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Atomics. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Atomics?

73% of General Atomics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Atomics 4.0 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 (56) , Software Developer (44) , Software Engineer (42) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Project Engineer (33) , Intern (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 163 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 88 reviews)); "Great work environment and worklife balance" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great Company and culture." ((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 50 reviews)); "Senior leadership can be old school at times" ((in 48 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 35 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((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?

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

General Atomics reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,984 total reviews)

Neal Blue

78% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

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 1,984 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

3.0

May 1, 2017

13 plus years with GA

Engineering designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability is the number 1 positive

Cons

Management is not open to promoting within and communication is very poor. There is a very incestuous attitude in management (the good old boys club)

4.0

May 1, 2017

Existing Employee

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 work schedule, 7% pension, 401K match and very reasonable health benefits

Cons

Company touts that it's vertically integrated, but silos exist in a big way; some portions of the business are treated/operated like a large business, others still have a small business feel.

1.0

Apr 30, 2017

Software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not really much to speak of unless you like being lazy, take 3 hours lunch, do little work and be in a dead end job with zero potential in promotion and nothing to learn.

Cons

You want a paycheck only and dont care about learning anything and want to rot in your dead end job work here. Management is clulesd. Lots of fancy process document that not a single engineer follows, its all for show. Pay is poor and technology is poorer. If you want learn something new in technology this aint the place. Dont waste your valuable time here. Its boring. Couldnt wait to get the hell out.

General Atomics Response

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