Is General Dynamics Mission Systems a good company to work for?

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,122 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at General Dynamics Mission Systems to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about General Dynamics Mission Systems have been left by employees working as Manufacturing Engineer , Software Engineer(Internship) and Intern .

Does General Dynamics Mission Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Dynamics Mission Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Dynamics Mission Systems. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Dynamics Mission Systems?

64% of General Dynamics Mission Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Dynamics Mission Systems 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Dynamics Mission Systems?

Software Engineer (131) , Systems Engineer (98) , Senior Software Engineer (79) , Senior Systems Engineer (56) , Engineer (51) , Program Manager (29) , Intern (25) , Project Manager (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (21) , Director (17) , Software Engineer II (15) , Manager (14) , Manufacturing Engineer (13) , Principal Systems Engineer (13) , Financial Analyst (12)

What are the pros of working at General Dynamics Mission Systems according to real employee reviews?

"The people there were great and there was always a good work enviroment" ((in 231 reviews)); "2) the vacation and benefits were good but they've been cut within the past year" ((in 208 reviews)); "Entry pay is good" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great work life balance 9/80 schedule" ((in 92 reviews)); "Good salary and some of the work cab be stimulating." ((in 48 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Dynamics Mission Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management which is completely out of touch with its staff and the best practices of the industry." ((in 158 reviews)); "Too many managers that seem to react instead of having a good road map or understanding of what it takes to succeed." ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't know what they don't know about the SATCOM industry" ((in 45 reviews)); "There are going to be lots of layoffs in Santa Clara due to this as the work is moved to other locations in the new restructure." ((in 39 reviews)); "Lack of support from leadership regarding user experience as of late." ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Dynamics Mission Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed General Dynamics Mission Systems locations?

Scottsdale , Pittsfield , Fairfax , Taunton , Bloomington , Needham , Dedham , Greensboro , Phoenix , San Jose , Marion , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Washington , Annapolis Junction , Mobile , Kilgore , Orlando , McLeansville , Chantilly , Boston , Arlington , Richardson , San Antonio , Cullman , Manassas , Thousand Oaks , San Diego , Florham Park , Gilbert

General Dynamics Mission Systems reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,872 total reviews)

Chris Brady

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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General Dynamics Mission Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,872 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Dynamics Mission Systems 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

3.0

Feb 7, 2014

Decent job, decent benefits.

Field systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked as a field systems engineer in the CPOF program. Decent place to work if you need somewhere to beef up your system administrator and other IT skills. The program I worked for gave you plenty of flexibility to work on and study whatever you wanted when things were slow or there were no trouble tickets to handle.

Cons

Working as a contractor means that at any point in time there will be budget cuts and employee lay offs. Company leadership tried to take care of us as best they could, but if there were cuts then we as the field engineers wouldn't find out until the absolute last minute. Also, you don't get good over time benefits because each project has a set budget; so if you have to work overtime to get the customers systems up and running and overtime has not been computed in the budget, then you're screwed.

General Dynamics Mission Systems Response

12y

Thank you for your review. CPOF is a very important program and we appreciate your work on it! Government cuts are difficult and we are doing everything that we can to protect our core programs by engaging key leadership in Washington, and pursuing new opportunities. Please be sure to keep an eye on ConnectingPoint, this is the main forum that we use for disseminating information to everyone and we update it daily. In the meantime, we will take your advice into serious consideration as we seek to improve communication between staff and senior management.

3.0

Jan 17, 2014

Contracts

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked within a busy department with professional and friendly staff. I received annual raises- compensation and benefits were good. My supervisor was highly competent and a wonderful human being. I was able to work from home on occasion and flextime was available.

Cons

The company changed their vacation accrual and PTO policies and it significantly reduced the vacation time people had previously earned.

3.0

Jan 2, 2014

Started Great and now is going down hill

Integration and logistics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, work in doors most of the time. Have people with many years of experience. Most of the time work is not hard.

Cons

Keep employees forever that do nothing 8 hours or more a day. No inventory system in place at our location. Upper management gets richer even as company's revenue goes down.

General Dynamics Mission Systems Response

12y

Thank you for leaving your review. As a company whose largest customer is the government, we have workloads that sometimes ebb and flow with the needs of government and our other industry customers. We are continually striving to optimize our cost structure and improve efficiencies, and appreciate the feedback in your area of the business. In the meantime, we are doing our best to keep business strong and minimize the effects of government cuts by pursuing new markets for long-term, sustainable growth. Thank you again for your review!

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