Northrop Grumman Reviews

I have been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Decent salary.
9/80 work periods (80 hours in 9 days = every other Friday off)
Very smart co-workers.

Cons – Moving most Bethpage jobs out of state in the next year.
Business is very dependent on government budget issues.
Many antiquated, cumbersome security policies that need to be updated.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than a year

Pros – This company has a lot of contracts with the DOD and are always looking to create new ones. It is a company whose upper management knows how to keep the work ($$$) coming. They plan well in advance to assure a successful future. The pay is pretty good and they provide training to assure your success on the job. A very well organized system. Best experience with a company so far.

Cons – The only cons is that a lot of the work may be boring paperwork and following strict procedures, but that is the price to preserve our country's vital national security interests secure. Very strict with breaks and to keep everyone very efficient they do not allow internet access except for travel maps. Obviously this restriction keeps many employees from being fired for improper use of the internet.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't change all the things that work so well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Worked with a lot of cool technology and got a lot of good hands on learning experience. Benefits were really great.

Cons – seems to have cycles of hiring and layoffs. Promotions and pay increase process seem to be heavily weighted on who you are friends with. I was told I had a great year but only so many people can be promoted so maybe next year...for a few years.

Advice to Senior Management – reward and try to hold on to the good new hires

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Large company -- many opportunities exist to make lateral transitions and expand your career

Cons – The company is large enough that it has to manage by the numbers -- it can't take care of individual employees like it did in the past. Your career development is 100% on your shoulders and your continued employment is 100% on the company's shoulders. In all fairness, I was layed off by this company and it was a total surprise to me at the time which clouds my review.

Advice to Senior Management – I don't have any advice to management, it's a pretty good leadership team. My advice is to employees: don't think you're indespensible (even if you are), and have 6 months salary saved up -- 3 months is not enough in the current environment

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than a year

Pros – The company is reowned for developing quality products for the US military. It is a solid company with great benefits and many growth opportunities.

Cons – When the defense budget is cut, there is a "domino effect" on government contractors. That is the downside of this business.

Advice to Senior Management – I enjoy a management style that allows their employees to be creative, innovative, and that allows for team playing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Ability to move up quickly or across multiple programs because the company likes to use its resources to their full potential.

Cons – The only cons that I have seen is the difficulty cutting through the bureaucracy that can short circuit a project as it is getting off the ground.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great work models, pay, benefits, time off, regular opportunities to advance, opportunities to transfer to other work sites or cross-train into another field, full open-door policy all the way up to the top.

Cons – Little supervision on some sites, union biases from supervisors at times, difficult work conditions (rain or shine the work gets done), and often the work is done outdoors regardless of the climate conditions (cold, hot, wind, sand, and humidity- doesn’t matter), pay generally compensates for difficulty, though the “military mentality” is the general culture where some may find this kind of environment difficult to work in.

Advice to Senior Management – Opportunity to advance is available to everyone including company provided training/cross-training to other fields, college reimbursement, easy transfer to other locations or work sites through an open-bid process (state-side, around the world, or the shop next door). One-on-one professional counseling from Human Resources, management, and training specialists to aid in promotions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – You are allowed freedom to work in a friendly atmosphere. At least I was while working on the F-14A, B and D flight test programs.

Cons – I have no CON feelings from NGC. I enjoyed the 33 years I worked for the company

Advice to Senior Management – Stay the course and keep our country strong and free with your innovative products. Make the last year of employment and length of employment options a bit broader to encompass longer time for retired personnel more effective

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for less than a year

Pros – The managers I have had are very flexible. They allow everyone in software development to work from home 2 days a week and don't mind you working from home if you or a close family member is sick. 6 weeks until I went on maternity leave, my boss called me and told me that he would allow me to work from home until I delivery my baby. I live an hour away from the facility so that was very nice of him.

My workload is as I choose it to be. I can take on as many projects as I have time for. There are also a lot of opportunities to gain lead experience or to move over to admin or database work. If you want to go back to school or take up a certification, the company will pay $15K per year in my sector. I really like working for this company.

Cons – They aren't upfront about pay so you don't know if you are being paid fairly or not. There are also secret bonuses that certain people get offered discretely. Lastly, promotions are kept quiet. There are some level 2s and 3s that will only list Software Development Analyst on emails and such. Because pay isn't published, you don't really know how to plan your career path.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work but please let HR know we would like salary information so that we can better determine our career paths.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Northrop Grumman for more than 7 years

Pros – Good environment and people. Lot to learn.

Cons – Hard to advance in career

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize the young talent and provide advancement opportunity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company