First job offer to good to be true?

I’m kind of stunned right now and not really sure what to think.

I recently interviewed with a small defense company in Southern California. The interview was with the founder, and it was pretty different from what I expected. He didn’t ask many technical questions. Most of the conversation ended up being about what we think warfare might look like over the next 10 years.

He mostly wanted me to walk him through the projects I’ve worked on. Several of them involve photonic systems applied to drones, and he seemed especially interested in one of them.

I was hopeful but was shocked when I received the offer.

The offer was $195k base, a 20% performance bonus, and a $45k signing/relocation bonus. The role is also different from the one I applied for. I originally applied for an FPGA position, but the offer is for an R&D engineer role.

I actually reached out just to make sure it wasn’t a mistake, and they confirmed it was intended for me.

For context, I’m finishing me B.A. this spring from a state school with around a 3.6 GPA and no internships, so it honestly feels a little too good to be true.

Has anyone else had something like this happen?