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 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 161 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 94 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 94 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 135 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 46 reviews)); "High expectations for low salary" ((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.

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General Atomics reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,978 total reviews)

Neal Blue

77% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

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 1,978 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

5.0

Sep 5, 2018

Great Place to Work!

Satellite systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome co-workers. Cool work. Company is growing. Great values. Good pay.

Cons

Decent size company plus government contracts can mean some red tape but overall, not too bad

4.0

Aug 27, 2018

Illustrator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people, good salaries, good work/life balance

Cons

none that I know of, except that pay has not kept up with the local cost of living

5.0

Aug 26, 2018

Constantly Growing

Staff electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People will say that this place is old fashioned company but that isn't a bad thing. The company pension and 9/80 are a nice benefit but the number one reason to work here is that they never have any layoffs. During slowdowns the company will go out of their way to find a place for you and you don't see that anymore. So the trendy tech company's can keep their free yogurt and laundy and I'll keep my job!

Cons

Large company problems. You need to work well with others in a big company and that's not a skill many engineers have.

General Atomics Response

Thank you for your comments – and for your 10+ years at General Atomics! Since you’ve been here for a while, you know that everything we’ve accomplished was only made possible because of the contributions of GA employees like yourself. While we can’t promise there will never be layoffs, we are fortunate to have a skilled and flexible workforce and we’ll always try to keep them working at GA!

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