Horrible Company - Look Elsewhere - Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
17 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Smart Engineers and some friendly people The pay is pretty decent for the work

Cons

Where to start... horrible management. Never seen such poor management in my life. Northrop Engineers are "expected to work above and beyond their level to earn their keep". So an associate does level 2, level 2 does 3...etc. Attrition rates are sky high; middle/upper management does not even bat an eye when an employee raises concerns or the fact they are being run into the ground. With that being said, some of the technical managers are awesome but have very little power. So far, I have heard 2 stories of managers out right laughing at employees who ask for a promotion (yes, literally laughing) The benefits are subpar for defense, 401k vests in 3 years, health insurance is meh, and the bonus is lousy. If you are an engineer looking to progress in your career and be comfortable in your job, look elsewhere.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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