General Atomics is a very stable employer. They do not have layoffs like many other defense companies. Salaries are competitive for new employees. Convenient cafeterias and gyms. 401K match and a company paid pension fund make for a good retirement plan. Excellent company to gain experience at for 3-5 years, especially for young engineers. 9/80 schedule provides long weekends every other week (for those who don't end up working).
Cons
Lack of layoffs means the company is sometime reluctant to staff up for short term spikes which requires longer hours of employees. Work/life balance could use some improvement. Long term employees will not see their pay increase with industry levels, even with outstanding annual reviews (hence the "not recommended for long term" in the title).
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Good working environment
Exciting projects
Great coworkers (for the most part, like any place)
Cons
Like any maturing company, it has become more and more top-heavy, placing more and more emphasis on project management and milestones, sometimes over bread-and-butter engineering. I could have half the PMs I have now and do a better job