General Dynamics Careers

General Dynamics Corporation is a US aerospace and defense company headquartered at 11011 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia. It was founded in 1952 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GD, where it's a component of both the S&P 100 and S&P 500. The company employs about 117,000 people and reported revenue of $52.55 billion for fiscal 2025, with a market capitalization of roughly $100.8 billion.

The business runs through four segments. Aerospace builds and services Gulfstream business jets and runs Jet Aviation. Marine Systems designs and builds nuclear submarines and surface ships through Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and NASSCO in San Diego, California. Combat Systems makes armored vehicles, weapons and munitions through General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Technologies covers IT services, mission systems and cybersecurity, mostly for federal customers through GDIT and General Dynamics Mission Systems.

Phebe Novakovic serves as chairman and chief executive officer, and Kimberly A. Kuryea has been senior vice president and chief financial officer since February 2024. In the first quarter of 2026 the company posted revenue of $13.5 billion, up 10.3% year over year, diluted EPS of $4.10, and total backlog of $130.8 billion with a companywide book to bill ratio of 2 to 1. Hiring is concentrated in the Washington DC metro area, Savannah, and the shipyard and land systems sites, and most openings ask for US citizenship and an active security clearance.