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?

70% 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 3.6 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 169 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 86 reviews)); "Great benefit and pension plan." ((in 38 reviews)); "Great company and culture." ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 137 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor leadership and overall vision" ((in 46 reviews)); "High expectations for low salary" ((in 38 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

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,976 total reviews)

Neal Blue

76% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 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

3.0

Aug 9, 2015

Good job/people but lacks growth opportunities

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people at GA are great and the work is interesting/challenging most of the time. Depending on your division/department, the 9/80 schedule is awesome and boss is pretty flexible with working schedule.

Cons

Lots of baby boomers still around making it difficult to get promoted/find growth opportunities. For private company, would think they take better care of employees and offer better benefits.

2.0

Aug 9, 2015

Low wages, nepotism, and week supervisors

Composite technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits (I have to write 20 words) it was great working with some wonderful people and on some exciting projects

Cons

There must be a discrepancy between the blue collar and white collar environment based on some of the other reviews. However, on the floor pay was well below industry average, supervisors were aloof and ignorant to the day to day realities. Nepotism was rampant with family members being hired over qualified and experienced candidates.

5.0

Aug 8, 2015

title

Engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool high tech projects, great location, autonomous & unstructured work environment, tons of opporunities to learn

Cons

Sometimes you get yanked from project to project, depending on which contracts are hot. Also there are inefficiencies in procurement and subcontracts that can be frustrating when you are trying to make things happen

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Jobs at General Atomics

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