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On average, employees at Northrop Grumman give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Northrop Grumman employees are Senior Systems Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Industrial Engineers also with a rating of 4.8.

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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 766 Northrop Grumman Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.8
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"Since joining Northrop Grumman in 2018 I have been able to grow my skills in analysis to make data driven decisions. With constant support and flexible work schedule I was able to pursue my Masters in Analytics while also serving as the lead analyst for my team. An exciting product line and diverse work opportunities make Northrop a great place to grow professionally."
Posted 4 years ago in Rolling Meadows, IL
Systems Engineer

"NG - negotiate hard for better salary or you are stuck."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Working an important job for an important customer."

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

"The lack of them taking care of their people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take care of your people, that includes paying them fair market value for their skills."

Senior Accounting Analyst

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Close to where I live and had every other Friday off."

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

"No complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the job more challenging."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
Northrop Grumman (1145)

4.8 Highest Rated in this Industry is GM Powertrain (7)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is AgustaWestland (11)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (8,121)
Contract Engineer

"Feel bad about the way my original company was and miss it."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Good, close group of people. I miss my Fluid Power Engineering Group."

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

"Management for some programs. Think they are on Ivory Tower looking down at workers who make the bulk of money for company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Roll up your sleeves and join the floor shop like what started the company."

Senior Accounting Analyst

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Close to home, good pay, had every other Friday off."

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

"No complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the work I performed more challenging."

Project Lead

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not treat employees as widgets."

Senior Systems Engineer

"Great people."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Able to work with a multitude of systems."

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

"They want to make me a manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not everyone wants to be a manager."

Programmer

"Writing software for the US Air Force, the opportunities abound... my leaving was stupid."

Senior EHS Manager

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Innovation and employees."

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

"My contract ended because of plant closure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More organization in spending."

Engineering and Proposals Manager

"Not a bad place to get your career going."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Fantastic benefits, including tuition reimbursement for higher education."

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

"Worst paying aerospace defense company I've heard of, old culture. In good economy, annual increases didn't even cover the inflation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to update your salary bible. People won't stay if you consistently pay them less than every other company."

Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"People."

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

"Type of work."

Systems Administrator

"Modern."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"High technology, opportunities to learn."

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

"Huge workforce."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less micromanagement."

Computer Player

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"I didn't."

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

"The system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of half of them."

Web Designer

"I love it!"

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"My boss, Marty Marbach."

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

"I loved everything!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give Marty a raise!"

Structural Designer

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The type work and the people I worked with."

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

"They have a bottle neck effect, people are stuck in senior designer positions because they have put limit on how many people can move to the next level based on how many people are in a group."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote as they see fit not based on how many people are in the group the person is in, it wasn't always like that."

Developer

"Nice people at Northrup."

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"People, pay."

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

"Office is at the airplane factory facility."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I dont have any."

Northrop Grumman Reviews FAQs

Is Northrop Grumman a good company to work for?

Northrop Grumman has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 766 Northrop Grumman Review Ratings left anonymously by Northrop Grumman employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 93% of employees would recommend working at Northrop Grumman.

Does Northrop Grumman pay their employees well?

Northrop Grumman employees earn $75,000 annually on average, or $36 per hour, which is 14% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 203 Northrop Grumman employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Northrop Grumman Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Northrop Grumman?

93% of employees would recommend working at Northrop Grumman with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Northrop Grumman 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Northrop Grumman?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Northrop Grumman is a Software Engineering Intern at $62,630,000 annually. Browse Northrop Grumman Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Northrop Grumman?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Northrop Grumman is a ColdFusion Web Developer at $12,000 annually. Browse Northrop Grumman Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Northrop Grumman?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Northrop Grumman to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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