General Dynamics Mission Systems
Cyber Warfare · Military Communication
602open roles
$125kmedian advertised pay
$45.7Mraised in 8 rounds
Growinghiring pace, 72 of 100
Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems is the business unit of defense contractor General Dynamics that builds C4ISR, secure communications, cybersecurity, electronic warfare and mission systems for land, sea, air, space and cyber operations, with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Formed in 2015 by merging two General Dynamics units, it employs more than 12,000 people at sites such as Pittsfield and Dedham in Massachusetts, Scottsdale in Arizona and Manassas in Virginia. Recruiting centers on ASIC and FPGA, embedded software, electrical, mechanical and systems engineers, test staff, manufacturing technicians and interns.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 602 open roles at General Dynamics Mission Systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems is headquartered in Fairfax, United States. It was founded in 2015. The median pay stated in its open roles is $125k, across 506 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 602Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Fairfax, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2015Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 5000+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Median advertised pay
- $125kPay stated in 506 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 268Named in its job postings
Official records
How General Dynamics Mission Systems hires
Truth index
A 100/100
Median time to fill
17 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
General Dynamics Mission Systems scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 6 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 17 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Jobs
$54k – $60k per year · In office · Secret · Internship · Bachelor's Degree · Middletown
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Hybrid · Secret · 1+ year exp · Bachelor's Degree · Scottsdale
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C++
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CI/CD
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Management
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$119k – $128k per year · In office · Secret · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
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$106k – $117k per year · In office · Top Secret · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Orlando
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$100k – $111k per year · In office · Secret · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
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$106k – $115k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 5+ years exp · Master's Degree · Scottsdale
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In office · Secret · Internship · Manassas
SysML
Cameo Systems Modeler
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In office · Secret · Bachelor's Degree · Quincy
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$113k – $125k per year · Hybrid · Secret · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
Agile
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$113k – $125k per year · In office · Secret · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
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$100k – $111k per year · In office · Secret · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
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$119k – $131k per year · Hybrid · Secret · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Pittsfield
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$125k
Typical range
$18k – $280k
Open positions
508
490
Jobs
Intern
7.3%
Junior
21.4%
Middle
2.9%
Senior
51.8%
Staff
9.8%
Principal
4.7%
Architect
2%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 36 | $58k | $46k – $60k |
| Junior | 105 | $103k | $36k – $139k |
| Middle | 14 | $72k | $52k – $116k |
| Senior | 254 | $131k | $18k – $232k |
| Staff | 48 | $173k | $110k – $233k |
| Principal | 23 | $193k | $138k – $244k |
| Architect | 10 | $175k | $155k – $280k |
Highest paying role
Chief Reverse Engineer
$280k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at General Dynamics Mission Systems
By role, level and city, against the market · 508 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
72/100
Growing
Open positions
602
272 opened / 175 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
18 days
faster than 62% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
29% ▲
Hardware
17% ▼
Backend
11%
Management
7%
Field & Service
5%
QA
4%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+155 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
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Financials
Total raised
$45.7M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
8
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at General Dynamics Mission Systems over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
268
Postings analysed
522
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
Python28%
C++19%
Rust8%
Java7%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js2%
UVM2%
Spring Boot1%
Vue.js1%
Databases
PostgreSQL2%
Snowflake1%
ElasticSearch<1%
Redis<1%
Cloud & platforms
Linux29%
Kubernetes12%
GitLab12%
Windows7%
AI & ML
LLM2%
Claude1%
ChatGPT1%
Gemini<1%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
39
Hiring now
38
Countries
1
Busiest office
Pittsfield
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Fairfax
United States
HQ
Pittsfield
United States
Plant / site
137 open roles 231 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $117k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Management
Pittsfield-1 Plastics Ave
Scottsdale
United States
Plant / site
127 open roles 166 posted in 90 days 53% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $137k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
8201 E McDowell Road
Manassas
United States
Plant / site
64 open roles 109 posted in 90 days 48% engineering 2% remote 500-1000 est. staff $112k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Industrial Engineering, Hardware
9500-A Innovation Drive
Bloomington
United States
Plant / site
57 open roles 94 posted in 90 days 35% engineering 2% remote 500-1000 est. staff $127k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Management
11300 Hampshire Avenue
Dedham
United States
Regional office
41 open roles 75 posted in 90 days 51% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $143k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Backend, Hardware
150 Rustcraft Road
Canonsburg
United States
Regional office
22 open roles 38 posted in 90 days 27% engineering 200-500 est. staff $119k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
101 Four Coins Drive Ext
Taunton
United States
Plant / site
19 open roles 39 posted in 90 days 42% engineering 200-500 est. staff $120k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Hardware
400 John Quincy Adams Rd
Marion
United States
Plant / site
16 open roles 24 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 50-200 est. staff $103k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Hardware
325 Brunswick Lane
McLeansville
United States
Regional office
15 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 200-500 est. staff $105k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
5440 Millstream Road
Annapolis Junction
United States
Regional office
15 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 47% engineering 50-200 est. staff $163k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Networking
430 National Business Parkway
Boise
United States
Engineering / R&D
13 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $137k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Security, DevOps
815 E Park Boulevard
Chantilly
United States
Regional office
7 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 14% remote 50-200 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Aerospace, AI/ML
15036 Conference Center Drive
Middletown
United States
Regional office
7 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 43% engineering 50-200 est. staff $71k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
55 Hammarlund Way
Orlando
United States
Engineering / R&D
7 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 71% engineering 50-200 est. staff $115k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, QA
12001 Research Parkway
Pittsburgh
United States
Regional office
7 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 57% engineering 50-200 est. staff $121k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Backend, DevOps
2730 Sidney Street
Boulder
United States
Regional office
6 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff $148k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, DevOps, Industrial Engineering
6304 Spine Rd
Fort Wayne
United States
Engineering / R&D
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 83% engineering 10-50 est. staff $130k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, QA, Industrial Engineering
1700 Magnavox Way
Florham Park
United States
Regional office
5 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 50-200 est. staff $152k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Management, Semiconductors
7-9 Vreeland Road
Colorado Springs
United States
Regional office
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 10-50 est. staff $150k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Hardware, Customer Success
2121 Executive Circle
Huntsville
United States
Regional office
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 10-50 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, QA, Networking
499 Boeing Blvd SW
San Antonio
United States
Engineering / R&D
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 75% engineering 10-50 est. staff $110k Avg Salary
hires for Data Science, QA, Security
389 East Ramsey Rd
Wahiawa
United States
Support & operations
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Support, Operations
Saipan Drive, Bldg 108
San Jose
United States
Plant / site
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 25% remote 10-50 est. staff $186k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Management, Aerospace
2688 Orchard Parkway
Groton
United States
Sales office
3 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff $96k Avg Salary
hires for Customer Success, DevOps
115 Pohenganut Drive 401
Herndon
United States
Corporate office
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $158k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Operations
540 Huntmar Park Drive
Mobile
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $65k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
100 Austal Way
Mayport
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $65k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
LCS Mission Module Readiness Center
Cullman
United States
2 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $71k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Field & Service
6717 Alabama Hwy 157
San Diego
United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $67k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Field & Service
2680 Woden St
Quincy
United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $94k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Field & Service
553 South Street
Port Orchard
United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $74k Avg Salary
hires for Customer Success, Early Careers
451 SW Sedgwick Rd
Port Hueneme
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $67k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Field & Service
1150 Stethem Road
Greensboro
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $95k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
3801 Boren Drive
Cape Canaveral
United States
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $96k Avg Salary
hires for QA
Pier Road
Lakewood
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $52k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers
14701 Detroit Avenue
West Valley City
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $58k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
2401 S 1070 West
Williamsburg
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $125k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Undisclosed-Customer Site
Fort Belvoir
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $98k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
Missile Defense Agency
Earlier presence
Kingstown, United States
Greenbelt, United States
Chesapeake, United States
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