Company Menu
Industry: Computer and Electronic Manufacturing · HQ: Reston, VA · https://www.gd.com

General Dynamics Employee Reviews for Mechanical Engineer

Browse General Dynamics Reviews by Job Title →

Mechanical Engineers at General Dynamics give their company a 4.0 out of 5.0, while the average rating for General Dynamics is 3.8, making them 5% happier than every other employee at General Dynamics and 5% happier than every other Mechanical Engineer on CareerBliss - the happiest Mechanical Engineers work for University of Colorado.

50%
25%
25%
0%
0%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 4 Mechanical Engineer Review Ratings)
Mechanical Engineer
in New London, CT

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I love the product. Working on nuclear submarines every day is awesome!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard and be humble. That's the EB way. You have to put in the time and build your technical skills (as an engineer in my case) before you can move up."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The tools for the job are inadequate. Old, outdated computers and software, very little advanced technology used (or even considered...)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would encourage (and fund!) innovation at every level of the company. The company moves as our customer and product: slowly and deliberately."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Mechanical Engineer
in New London, CT

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I love the product. Working on nuclear submarines every day is what gets me up in the morning!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Hard work and a humble attitude will get you far at EB. Put in the time, ascribe to the EB way, and you'll do well."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The low-level employees aren't treated very well. We rarely get our computers and software updated. It's hard to be motivated to work when your tools are out of date and inadequate!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would push my VPs to allow innovation in their organizations. The company moves like its customer and product: hard to get started, hard to stop."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Average Mechanical Engineer Ratings in the Past 3 Years

Year Salary
2010 $4
2012 $3
Mechanical Engineer
in Burlington, VT
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Mechanical Engineer
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Average General Dynamics Attributes by Mechanical Engineer

Company Culture
3.4
Growth Opportunities
4.4
People You Work With
3.4
Person You Work For
4.8
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
3.9
Mechanical Engineer
in Pomona, CA

"Good company overall."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Exciting work - travel to and work on naval ships."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Pomona is smoggy at times."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None - great management."

We noticed that your web browser is outdated!

Update your browser to have a more positive job search experience.

Upgrade My Browser

×