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General Dynamics Mission Systems

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Great salary and benefits with a laid back culture, but not a software oriented culture. - Principal Software Engineer General Dynamics Mission Systems Employee Review

4.0
Jan 16, 2009
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Pros

Very good salary and benefits. The culture is laid back and everyone is friendly here. I have worked in other companies that stress schedule and overtime to the exclusion of family life. This company is not one of them - at least not what I have seen so far. The vast majority of the people I work with work 40 hour work weeks and are not "nose to the grindstone." My management - even the vice president - is actively involved on my program and very cordial with me. My co-workers are very team oriented and work together to solve very difficult issues.

Cons

Not very software oriented since it is an engineering firm. Despite the team oriented atmosphere, I often feel like I am working in a vacuum with few people that understand the difficult problems to solve.

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Pros

GD-MS seems to win *ALOT* of proposals and contracts. There is always the next big thing at GD-MS.

Cons

Contractors 411: Typically, contracts terminated with no notice. Today will be your last day. Please wrap up your work. It was a very low-rate contract too. Made alot of sacrifices to be on this program. Culture resembled a human wood-chipper ala FARGO. Many senior engineers leaving en-mass. I was asked to take over the role of the engineer who left just prior to my arrival. I called it: I will be next. Good experience once in your life to go thru the human wood-chipper. Toughens you up. However, GD-MS is a great example of how it is that legacy aerospace companies are dying rapidly and startups will be the future in aerospace.

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