The process took 5 days. I interviewed at General Atomics
Interview
5 same day interviews, 5 hours and different panels. Not a bad experience but my game was thrown off course with the first interview. Over 20 years of project and program management and this was the most unusual interview process I’ve ever been though.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
First interview was more of a statement. Trump is an idiot followed by ‘you can’t have friends at work, save it for the weekends’ and ‘I need the manager position to keep the engineers on task by whatever means’. Odd, but I actually liked the directness.
What would you do if the project went off course? Response: I’d handle it myself and only escalate if needed. Wrong answer as I could see the response in his facial and body gestures. Overall, a good experience but I wasn’t the right person for the job.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Atomics in Oct 2025
Interview
Applied on LinkedIn. Got a random email that I had an interview scheduled in 2 days, no recruiter reached out to me for a screening or discuss any prep. Easily the worst interviewers I’ve ever had, asking ridiculous 5-part questions, had zero enthusiasm and I was completely turned off in the first 5 minutes of speaking with the two interviewers. I had already accepted a much higher level position with a better company in the same space, but I took the interview out of courtesy and because you never know what can happen. I should have just declined the interview, would have saved me a headache. This interview completely changed my perspective on the company.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics in Jan 2024
Interview
Phone Screener to gain insight to past experience, salary expectations, and comfort with expected job requirements. Reviewed resume, location, education and experience to determine compatibility in addition to a basic understanding of benefits and company expectations for travel, teamwork etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How comfortable are you with correcting other stakeholders?
I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)
Interview
30 min Phone screen with recruiter. Then 30 min phone call with hiring manager. Final round was in person with a few rounds. Final round probably took 2-3 hours and met with vp amd a few directors. They gave me a verbal offer then took it away