Benefits
General Atomics is among the leading technology employers in the San Diego area. We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
HEALTH
TAX REDUCTION PLANS
INCOME PROTECTION
RETIREMENT PLANS (PDF)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL WELLNESS
*Eligibility varies with employee status and longevity. Most benefits are available to regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week and are generally available within one month of an employee's hire date. Benefit programs described on this site are explicitly defined in legal documents. The formal language of the plan documents, and not the informal wording of this summary, would govern in the event of a conflict. General Atomics reserves the right to change, amend or terminate any of the benefit plans at any time and for any reason.
Current and former employees report that General Atomics provides the following benefits. It may not be complete.
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“Unique combined sick & vacation pool of hours. Works well if you (and your family) are on the healthy side. If not, your vacation hours get depleted. Accrual gets better after 9 years. ”
Matching 401k for the first few percent, and a partially-paid healthcare plan. Cash "pension" is misleading, and not worth much against rising inflation. Private company = no stock benefits.
Not the best health benefit package I’ve had in my career. Standard HMO and PPO options. Dental isn’t paid 100% even for annual cleanings. 401K and matching is standard. The two standout benefits are 9/80 schedule and pension. Not too many private companies offer pensions, so this is a great benefit to have. Pre-pandemic, WFH was out of the question. Not sure how things are now.
Benefits in line with rest of the industry, to include 401k match, medical, etc. Big difference is the pension. They recently re-designed how it worked. It's not as good as it was, but still rare within the industry.
They still have a pension in addition to a 401K with matching.
General Atomics provides a competitive benefits package including medical, dental and other insurance options. A competitive 401K package and pension plan.
Company offers good PTO and benefits overall
Yearly bonus check was always great
very good benefits for medical and dental.
401K, Pension, Partial Health/Dental/Eye coverage
401k matching up to 8 percent. good health and dental