Working at Northrop Grumman in Palmdale, CA: 12 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Palmdale, CA Area

"Great company. Worlds leading defense contractor. Rather large to get things done timely"

"I worked for NGC. Loved the company, they will get you where you want to go as long as you work hard and make it known."

"Great company with plenty of job advancement opportunities. Really the cutting edge of aerospace companies."

"Northrop Grumman is highly focused on improving shareholder value. One method the executives are using is to minimize employee pay and benefits. Salary increase pools have averaged 2% for 4 years. Managers find it impossible to get grade level upgrades approved for well qualified employees, which results in turnover as employees leave to find a pay raise. In 2014 bonuses were shifted to managers and senior employees from less experienced team members. Very large government contract award fees generated by dedicated employees is not shared with the team below the director / VP level. Workloads are highly varied among skills and projects. Many employees work more than 400 hours of overtime year after year, while others work none and are underutilized. Pay-for-performance is ineffectively implemented resulting in very low morale in some organizations where work load and results do not correlate with pay raises. Employee survey results showing low morale are ignored and re-surveyed as if the answers should magically change without some leadership effort. For the lucky employees that find a great group, with leadership that recognizes their effort, Northrop is a great place to be. For many others, it’s only a sustaining job until a better opportunity arises. Before accepting a Northrop job, find out if the opening is a replacement for a recent departure rather than growth. That likely indicates the manger can’t keep their employees satisfied."

"I've worked for Northrop Grumman (NG) and have been able to showcase my abilities through a business environment and engineering. NG provides many challenges and opportunities to not only showcase my abilities but to also extend my knowledge base. There are an abundance of opportunities and I definitely recommend others to work at Northrop Grumman."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"4/10 work week which gives you Fridays off. Good break room."

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

"I think that there are better companies out there to work for."

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

"There were no opportunities for promotion to other programs which might be better suited for you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to get more involved with what is actually happening on the floor."

"It was good until the contract ended."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The work was challenging and the people were nice to work with."

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

"The commute to and from work was a little far."

"Excellent D.O.D. contractor."