General Dynamics posts May 20 career fair

General Dynamics Mission Systems has posted a Scottsdale Space Systems Engineering virtual career fair for Wednesday, May 20, 2026, on its recruiting events page. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT and is listed as virtual, according to the company’s hiring calendar. The company’s careers site shows the May 20 event alongside other May recruiting efforts, including a Boston hybrid engineering and security-clearance fair on May 19 and a Bloomington, Minnesota virtual hiring event on May 21. General Dynamics Mission Systems says on its careers pages that it employs more than 13,000 people worldwide. The posting aligns with a broader hiring push in Scottsdale and Bloomington that is visible on the company’s current job listings. (gdmissionsystems.com) Recent openings include a Space Systems Engineer role in Scottsdale posted May 13 and an entry-level software engineering role in Bloomington that the company classifies as college hiring. ### Which event is scheduled for May 20, and where is it being held? (gdmissionsystems.com) The May 20 listing is titled “Scottsdale Space Systems Engineering Virtual Career Fair,” and the company says it will be held online. The recruiting events page lists the date as Wednesday, May 20, 2026, with a two-hour window from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT. Scottsdale, Arizona, appears repeatedly on the company’s careers materials as a featured hiring location. (gd.com) General Dynamics Mission Systems also highlights Scottsdale among its featured locations on its broader careers page. ### What other recruiting events did the company list around the same time? The company’s hiring calendar lists several May events in sequence. Those include MilitaryHire Jobapalooza on May 13, a Foxborough Community Job Fair on May 14, a Boston hybrid engineering technology and security clearance career fair on May 19, the Scottsdale virtual fair on May 20, a Bloomington virtual hiring event on May 21, and another engineering virtual fair on May 26. (gdmissionsystems.com 1) (gdmissionsystems.com 2) Bloomington, Minnesota, is singled out in one of those listings with the title “We’re Hiring in Bloomington MN!” The page identifies that event as a virtual career fair scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026. ### What jobs appear to match the Scottsdale and Bloomington outreach? A May 13 posting on General Dynamics’ careers pages advertises a Space Systems Engineer job in Scottsdale under job ID 2026-72569. (gdmissionsystems.com) The listing says the role is on-site, full time, and requires a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or a related field, with TS/SCI clearance obtainable within a reasonable time based on requirements. A Bloomington posting for Embedded Software Engineer — Entry Level shows college hiring in Minnesota. That listing says applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related science, engineering or mathematics field, and that Secret clearance is obtainable within a reasonable time based on requirements. (gd.com) Another Scottsdale opening, posted May 11, seeks an entry-level software engineer for crypto and cross-domain solutions. That role is also listed under college hiring and requires Secret clearance eligibility. ### How is General Dynamics Mission Systems directing candidates to apply? General Dynamics Mission Systems links candidates from its recruiting events page to event-specific registration pages and to its broader careers portal. (careers-gdms.icims.com) The company’s careers site also includes job search tools and a talent network sign-up for people who want updates on openings and company news. (careers-gdms.icims.com) The company’s newsroom events page says its calendar includes trade shows, career fairs, supplier days and other events. That page directs visitors to view all recruiting events through the same hiring-events hub. ### What comes next on the hiring calendar? Wednesday, May 20, 2026, is the next dated event on the company’s recruiting page tied to Scottsdale space systems engineering. (gdmissionsystems.com) The following listed event is the Bloomington, Minnesota virtual hiring fair on Thursday, May 21, followed by a May 26 engineering virtual career fair. (gdmissionsystems.com)