Overview of life at NGC and in Aerospace - Software Engineer II Northrop Grumman Employee Review

3.0
11 June 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is a safe and secure environment to work. With a security clearance it is almost impossible to be laid off. Compensation is around market and the benefits are great. You will get in at 8 and leave at 4:42... (seriously, you have 42 minute lunches in parts of NGC)

Cons

The skills learned there tend to be niche within the aerospace industry. So you tend to get pigeonholed into aerospace because the skills are non-transferable. Also pay increases are not really performance based. You will get between 3-5% a year even if you get a spectacular review. You have to threaten to leave or transfer within the company to get a significant bump in pay.

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Pros

Job security, nearly impossible to get laid off, Hours for most people are consistent, generally a good benefits package. You are able to jump around laterally within the company very easily. Once you get to T3 and above the salary becomes decent for prime standards. Easy, almost non-existent interviews.

Cons

Not moving fast enough in the current defense market. Lots of red-tape. Turnover at specific sites are insanely high. Promotions take forever and the increase in salary is minimal. They don't care about retention. They will let you walk and give your replacement a sign-on bonus and a higher salary. There are a lot of slackers and old timers riding it out till retirement. Only about a 1/3 of this site is actually productive. Yes-men get into management and ignore technical experts. Agile hiring is a huge issue where people are just thrown onto random teams. Easy, almost non-existent interviews allow people without relevant backgrounds to join teams. Every site operates completely differently.

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