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    General Dynamics Mission Systems Reviews

    Updated November 13, 2018
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    General Dynamics Mission Systems President Chris Marzilli
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    • "Difficult to progress career wise at remote locations (little to no opportunities)" (in 20 reviews)

    • "People don't know where their job stands when they fire upper management or relocate them" (in 41 reviews)

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    1. "Really important work"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Taunton, MA
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Taunton, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      A committed, patriotic workforce.
      Lots of locations and varied projects, if you’re inclined to roam.
      Adopting Agile on most new projects.
      9/80 schedule.
      100% 401k match.

      Cons

      Not much to speak of other than it’s a large defense contractor with a lot of rules such as timekeeping.

      Advice to Management

      Try to flatten out the management structure a bit. Too many layers drives too many meetings and wasted time.

    2. Helpful (1)

      "General Dynamics"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fairfax, VA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fairfax, VA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good benefits, decent pay, travel opportunity

      Cons

      not a great culture. People in the office were not that friendly.

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Senior Staff Cyber Security Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ
      Former Employee - Senior Staff Cyber Security Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      *Challenging engineering projects
      *Good salaries
      *Nice facilities
      *Nice coworkers

      Cons

      *Difficult, demanding customers
      *Possible travel to undesirable locations
      *Unhelpful Retirement benefits

      Advice to Management

      I enjoyed my time working at GDMS. I would try to convince management to stay on course, no need to change anything, resist change for the sake of change! Love that place

    4. "FPGA/ASIC Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Got experience in both design and verification

      Cons

      None that I can think of

    5. "Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Employees and Flexible Personnel

      Cons

      Hard to establish a rapport with management due turnover. Import decision relating to the program are made by detached higher level personnel outside the program.

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Typically Disappointing"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I have been working at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Though the benefits are pretty standard for the industry, they are willing to support their talent between contracts.

      Cons

      The company seems to take some of their culture from their primary customer, which I find undesirable. Their compensation group also goes to extended effort to justify underpaying. Finally, they don't see value in developing their employees if it costs them money.

      Advice to Management

      Realize that without valuable employees, the company has no value. Develop your talent, then get out of their way.

    7. "Intern"

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      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in Scottsdale, AZ
      Current Employee - Intern - Hourly in Scottsdale, AZ

      Pros

      Great people, pay, and benefits

      Cons

      There are no cons to working here

      Advice to Management

      I have no advice for management

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Missing Marzilli, the former GDMS President"

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      Former Employee - Senior Project Manager in Fairfax, VA
      Former Employee - Senior Project Manager in Fairfax, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Really like the PTO and 401K benefits. Enjoyed the impressive business growth led by the former president who was promoted to Corporate GD.

      Cons

      The new company president has started hunkering the company down after years of our former president encouraging growth in new market areas. The new company president seems unusually risk averse for a business leader. His recent reorganizations have heads spinning and many looking for jobs elsewhere.

      Advice to Management

      Stop building a stale strategy based on the "Good to Great" 'hedgehog' model. GE followed that model and look at them today. GDMS employees do not want to follow the same path. We need a more visionary Strategy-BD than the incumbent and need to look to grow in other markets with new technology and products. Why is GDMS still not deep into robotics, AI, (real) EW, data analytics, drone capabilities, etc?

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Only gig in town"

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      Current Employee - Senior Advanced Systems Engineer in Pittsfield, MA
      Current Employee - Senior Advanced Systems Engineer in Pittsfield, MA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at General Dynamics Mission Systems full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Fairly large employer for such a small town

      Cons

      Senior management doesn't seem to notice that the economy has recovered. Salaries have stayed stagnant and talent is leaving for opportunities in other locales.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Mechanical Engineering Internship"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Wonderful place to work! You learn how to do real engineering design and analysis. People are super friendly, kind, and helpful with all sorts of questions you may have.

      Cons

      There aren't enough General Dynamics locations in the Southern USA.

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