Working at Northrop Grumman in Newport News, VA: 33 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Newport News, VA Area

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The company was very big and communication between the different sectors was difficult at times."

"Great place to work!"

"Compensation didn't match Cost of Living in the area."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Professionalism."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Very good company. Worth for your career advancement, but difficult to get in."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"At the time I did not have a bachellor's degree, which prevents your consideration for other higher careers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Expedite process to bring a Temp to a Hire."

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The people have a great attitude and help the company grow."

"Good company when you get hired on permanent."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The people that work here are very knowledgeable and easy to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a good baseline knowledge."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The distance that I have to walk between the car and the workplace."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Parking passes."

"Good job security, bad vacation policies"

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Good job security, educational assistance, and retirement savings plan."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't plan any long vacations."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Silo structure (functional area) of organization. Company is not project oriented. Vacation / sick time / personal time off policy is not very good, and seems to get worse until one hits 15 years of service. Management is too willing to give the customer an unrealistically optimistic construction schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be tougher in negotiations with the customer, be more generous with personal time off for employees (even if wages go a little lower)."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The technology and the co workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a background in the defense contracting space."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The political environment of the defense industry. It is very difficult to think outside the box and often innovation is looked down upon because of the mind set that technology must remain static over time in order for it to work properly. I think this comes from the aging mainframe community that existed."

"Good short term place to be."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Good place to start (i.e. good work experience, resume building)."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Locked into position with no room to grow."

"A great place to start after college!"

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Excellent engineering opportunity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and be professional!"

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Inaccurate work-life balance for some departments."

"Good starting place."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"I was x-31 test electrician."

"A once in a lifetime opportunity for me."

"NGNN is a great company that shows a lot of potential."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Working on computers and developing drawings in CAD."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be alert and proactive, there are lots of opportunities if you know what you're striving to accomplish."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"There was too many people trying to lead and not enough trying to learn."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be a little more sympathetic to those with families and a rough schedule."

"Northrop Grumman was a good opportunity but later found out that it wasn't a good fit for me."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The usage of AutoCAD for various systems, salary & the benefits package."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The lack of involvement with the supervisors, as well as fellow employees slacking on jobs that would hold me up from completing my work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get more involved with what your employees are doing as well as what needs to be accomplished."

"Dependable, stable, but less than exciting place to work."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Very stable dependable employer for professionals. You could work there for your entire career, leave with an exceptional pension, never having been exceptional at anything, just so long as you don't make a very serious professional blunder."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Little professional growth opportunity once you show you get things done. Managers blocked transfers of good performers and encouraged dead-wood to move on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Prevent managers/supervisors from blocking transfers. Provide performance incentives for engineers. Break the steel workers union driven just good enough is ok culture. Give TANGIBLE recognition for exceptional performance at all levels."

"Large impressive company."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Nuclear aircraft designer and manufacturer in the US."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The pay and lack of professional growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change!!!"