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?

71% 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 (18) , Engineering Intern (16) , Composite Technician (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 165 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 85 reviews)); "Great Company and culture." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great work environment and co" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 131 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 48 reviews)); "High expectations for low salary" ((in 37 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 36 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.

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General Atomics reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,976 total reviews)

Neal Blue

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,976 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 Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Mar 29, 2023

DO NOT WORK HERE

Sr. manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 schedule and paid holidays

Cons

Good old boys club. Lies and more lies from HR, top management, & CEO of the company. Remote work is only allowed when it benefits the company or the job market is hot. Employees do not matter. Low pay. Top heavy. Political environment. Retaliation. Lots of lawsuits.

2.0

Sep 1, 2022

Cool Opportunities, but not worth it

Satellite engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Many opportunities for younger/new employees to the space field to have direct influence - Locally organized activities are great for team bonding and meeting everyone from other offices

Cons

- pay raises are laughable - most functional managers are good but are run off, upper-level management is so disconnected from what goes on - high turnover - focus of the company seems to be in San Diego so if the Colorado offices asked for support, it would often go ignored - employees gave suggestions to improve things and stop turnover, but all were ignored - company processes get in the way more than actually providing quality control - very stingy on spending money yet executives regularly fly in either on the private jet or commercially - higher-level management has too much control over what happens on the shop floor

1.0

Jun 13, 2022

Get Out If You Can

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's really easy to get into because they are unwilling to ever change their software test. It's been the same for almost 15 years and all the questions and answers are on Glassdoor.

Cons

It's an old man club in management and they heavily underpay their employees and overwork the ones that are hardworking. The promotion system is severely broken. The management sucks and is super unorganized and will never stand up for the people they represent/manage.

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