Pros
Work Life balance is the best, love taking days off here and there and never working Sat nor Sun. 401K is pretty good, health care is as good as it gets. The program I work in is very interesting for sure, and you will find it exciting being part of such a big program that is crucial to National Security. There are lab areas where the real engineering happens, so testing and design are key areas to look into if applying here. Lots to do on campus, great community groups unrelated to the programs people work for, plenty of leadership opportunities and ways to get involved outside of your day-to-day job. I'd recommend people to work here just be mindful of the cons.
Cons
NGC is cutting pay, so when you get promoted internally, do not expect as high of a pay increase as previous years. You are good if you are coming over with a increase in salary and new title. But HR looks out for the company not you, so good luck fighting for a raise or higher pay increase after a few years here, you stay here long enough you will see how low you get paid below average. Some management teams on some Program side truly have created toxic environments for their employees, favoritism is evident in a few teams so just be careful. Also in some teams, they lack real engineers. NGC here struggles to mold engineers that are truly strong in technical skills it seems. Other local companies produce better engineers in a couple years vs what NGC does here lately. I'd recommend coming over here after having some experiences elsewhere to be honest, but you can still enjoy your work and the program with plenty of other benefits. 3/5 stars due to HR issues, certain toxic areas, lack in technical skills with few teams, and for the amount of empty promises from program management for the campus construction and perks we were all told years ago.