By Yasmin Tadjdeh At 27 years old, Software Analyst Kathy’s life changed forever. After a month of fatigue and flu-like symptoms, the then-elementary school teacher was shocked to discover she had developed cardiomyopathy, a type of heart disease that can lead to heart failure. She needed a heart transplant. Suddenly, Kathy’s days of educating children […]
Everyone has a voice here, and it takes every one of us to make the impossible a reality. See what life is like at Northrop Grumman. […]
By Heather and Kendra Kastelan For Energetics Engineer Heather, the morning of March 2 — test day — was more exciting than most. Alongside more than 20 Test and Research Operations teammates in Promontory, Utah, Heather dedicated weeks to preparing for the first static fire test of a new stage-one solid rocket motor that will […]
How Northrop Grumman Scrap Metal is Supporting the Next Generation of Welders. […]
By Caroline Mroz, Bethany Wilson and Leslie Zychowski 2023 marks 10 years since Northrop Grumman’s first Cygnus mission to carry critical cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), launched by our Antares rocket. As our launch team members reflect on the last decade of missions, they share the traditions, superstitions and lore that have powered […]
Once students get a handle on essential engineering skills, they look for hands-on opportunities to hone them before entering the working world. […]
By Leigh McLeod Why go big when you can go small? For Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer Tim, that’s his modus operandi. Tim joined Northrop Grumman in May 2021 to work on a classified program in Aurora, Colorado, but quickly realized he missed working on RF, which he’d spent most of his career on. When he […]
By Suzanne Kubler Electrical Engineer Larsha is a single mom. And for her, it’s the single most important role of her life — a life that was changed by a simple question from her son, Noah. When Noah was 11, he came home from school and asked if he could attend robotics camp. At the […]
Hugo went to the mountains seeking the things that have always drawn people to such heights — adventure, challenge, nature. And, like so many, he returned a changed man. […]
Shark Tank is one of many opportunities available for Northrop Grumman employees to present innovative ideas to leaders. Acting as investors, company leaders ask about the innovation’s benefits, alternatives and timing, then determine if they will allocate funding. […]
New Mexico is known as the land of enchantment, but it isn’t always seen as the land of opportunity. One Northrop Grumman site wants to change that. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, site accomplishes a lot with less than 30 employees under the leadership of John. Located close to Kirtland Air Force Base, the site provides […]
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After transitioning to a project budget manager role, Daniela discovered her passion for project management and was introduced to the Lean-Agile methodology. […]
By Michelle A. Monroe Carl was having a conversation with his 9-year-old grandson, Jeremiah, when he began sharing his love of science and how he turned it into a lifelong career. “As Jeremiah began asking more about climate change, I had one piece of advice: Let science be your guide,” Carl said. At Northrop Grumman, […]
By Steve Lamb, Elizabeth McCann and Elvia Valenzuela We’ve all heard about them: elite athletes pushing the boundaries of their sports, achieving things most of us have only ever seen on TV. Like all of us, those athletes have a story and, while no two stories are the same, they tend to have some similar […]
Doug is a staff engineer on several programs supporting guided munitions, which are weapons deployed from aircraft or ships to eliminate threats. […]
Not long after joining Northrop Grumman, Gabrielle set her eyes on a new challenge: enlisting in the U.S. Army National Guard. […]
This expert gamer has graduated from playing Pokémon® Stadium and the original Sims™ game to creating simulated training systems for the U.S. Navy. By Rhonda Hewitt In a way, Kayla’s older brother is responsible for her success as a software developer. As a youngster Kayla would tag along with him when he visited friends and […]
Northrop Grumman encourages work-life balance and supports education and career development opportunities. Vincent Hodges shares his experience. […]
By Amanda Collins When something doesn’t go as planned after launch, you can’t pull a spacecraft back into the shop, take it apart and fix it. Often, you can’t even get a glimpse of what’s wrong. For most people — and companies — the story would stop there. But giving up isn’t an option for […]
By Samantha Gassman From the moment Chris McGrath heard the rumble of an aircraft, he knew he wanted to fly. Growing up in a military family, his gaze was skyward from a young age. His grandfather served in the Korean War, and Chris and his family moved from post to post throughout his dad’s 23-year […]
How a NASA legend’s family helped insprire my career By Freddie Langley As one of the key flight controllers on the NG-15 mission that sent the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station in February 2021, I had what you could call a full-circle moment. My connection to the NG-15 namesake, Katherine […]
When Marcus made the decision to hang up his uniform and leave the Marines, he began looking for opportunities. Northrop Grumman grabbed his attention. […]
By Jillian Wright For three decades, Northrop Grumman’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center (AMFC) team kept a key U.S. Air Force fleet flying. The Lake Charles, Louisiana, site — which performs aircraft maintenance and modifications — historically served as the traditional home of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft program. […]
By Stephanie Flyger If there’s one thing true about Claire, it’s that she can’t be contained: not by a stereotype and not by a desk. Fortunately, as a Northrop Grumman field engineer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she doesn’t have to be — her job takes her around the world and is essentially one she’s been […]
After giving birth to her daughter in 2013, Tina’s perspective on her job changed and she sought a more even work-life balance at Northrop Grumman. […]
Each year, over 200,000 service members’ shift from active military service to civilian life. The Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge program gives military members a jump-start in that transition. In January, Northrop Grumman solidified a partnership with the DoD to offer transitioning service members internship opportunities via SkillBridge. This program enables those separating or retiring […]
When the global pandemic hit, Northrop Grumman pressed on with necessary hiring, including the recruitment of transitioning service members through its Military Internship Program. To do so, the company maximized the potential of the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program, a joint-service initiative that allows service members to participate in job training, including apprenticeships and internships, […]
By Laura Christof Among our company values is: We do the right thing. Sometimes it’s easy to spot an issue and do what’s right. Other times, it takes a nudge and some education to move forward. That’s what happened after employees raised concerns that our company health insurance didn’t cover some components of medical care […]
Using quality assurance best practices, a Northrop Grumman employee volunteers his skills and service to missions in Vietnam around the world. […]
Through the Northrop Grumman Future Technical Leaders rotational program, manufacturing engineer Locks is applying her skills to real-world missions. […]
Meet Travene Grant, a tool engineer, working as a metrologist. Travene works at Northrop Grumman in St. Augustine, Florida where he uses metrology, the science of measurement, to assist with building aircraft. What was your journey to Northrop Grumman like? I honestly didn’t know much about Northrop Grumman before working here. I thought my passion […]
As an engineering manager at Northrop Grumman, Jim’s ability to logically prepare and visualize a solution better equipped him to summit Mt. Everest. […]
To Teran Chase of Northrop Grumman, growing with technology means marrying mechanical engineering and STEM activism with business development. […]
Welcome Home: In four short years as a professional, test engineer TJ Jasinski has had a wide array of experiences in the defense… […]
Naomi Hernandez is redefining engineering leadership, measuring success by her impact on the engineering community and focusing on serving future generations. […]
Kirk, an engineering intern at the University of Arizona, is applying his skills in the Hunter Program in flight sciences and test engineering. […]
Northrop Grumman’s state-of-the-art mach speed testing facility allows the demonstration & validation of new advancements in supersonic and hypersonic systems. […]
A duo of Northrop Grumman engineers have invented a revolutionary way to forge connections between electricity and water and keep the power surging. […]
Rob Jassey is an Army veteran dedicated to saving the lives of soldiers through reliable, effective defense systems. […]
Cybersecurity problems are an ever-present threat to major corporations. Chandria Poole is taking a proactive approach to solving them, now and in the future. […]
Brothers at Northrop Grumman demonstrate the value of family working together, as they carry forward vital manufacturing skills working on steering systems. […]
Steven Kuo created a pinch polarizer, which transforms a linear radio signal into a circularly polarized signal, to solve engineering problems. […]
Northrop Grumman is full of bright and talented employees, with many avenues to participate in mentorship programs. […]
An IT apprenticeship with Northrop Grumman UK can open the door to a fulfilling career. Read about one infrastructure engineer’s journey in his own words. […]
Northrop Grumman internships create the foundation for success in challenging, high-tech careers. The company values the importance of internship experience. […]
The importance of safety in the workplace is apparent and integral in everything Northrop Grumman does. […]
Lauren Mazzoli, a UMBC grad and Northrop Grumman employee, won UMBC’s Rising Star Award for her work diversifying STEM. […]
Fellowship programs like Brooke Owens Fellowship provide paid internships and mentorship to undergraduate women in aerospace, including this systems engineer. […]
How do we guarantee we can provide the most radical solutions with the resources we have? The power resides in our people. […]