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Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, California
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Defining Possible in Sunnyvale
Throughout Northrop Grumman’s 100+ year history at Sunnyvale, our teams have woven unique engineering and manufacturing capabilities into truly astonishing creations. Our technical skills, developed on steam turbines, wind tunnels, and electric and mechanical propulsion, led to Northrop Grumman's current leadership role in submarine propulsion, power generation, and acoustics.
Flagship Programs
- Submarine propulsion, power generation, and payload integration
- Nuclear aircraft carrier propulsion reduction gears and power generation
- Electric/hybrid ship propulsion and power generation development
Life in Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale is the seventh most populous city in the San Francisco Bay area and one of the major cities comprising Silicon Valley. The city is 48 miles from San Francisco, where employees can use their flexible work options to enjoy a Golden State Warriors game, restaurant hop in the Mission district, or cruise around the Bay. Sunnyvale is connected to San Francisco and the larger Silicon Valley area by the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), which makes for easy exploration of all the area has to offer.
Why Join Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman employees are Defining Possible every day through science, technology and engineering. With careers in all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - we are working as one to defend and define the future.
Work/Life Balance
Many sites have 9/80 days, telework and flexible scheduling options, plus generous paid time off. Indeed named Northrop Grumman a top 10 company for work/life balance in 2018.
Who We Are
Ranked on DiversityInc's annual list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity since 2010, we recruit top talent with traditional and non-traditional backgrounds to ensure our teams are skilled, focused and innovative.
Extensive Benefits
We offer an array of benefits to give you the support you need, including matching 401K, tuition assistance, health insurance and wellness options, coaching, mentoring and more.
In the Community
From the environment to STEM education to philanthropy, we're committed to the community. We encourage and enable our employees to volunteer in meaningful activities with lasting impact.
Awards
Our employees’ commitment to quality combined with our leadership’s commitment to workplace environment and diversity has resulted in many significant accolades.
Life at Northrop Grumman
Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
The unique work environment at Northrop Grumman includes these important elements: creativity, collaboration, agility, and busting through silos and barriers. We operate across domains, disciplines, and national boundaries. Our teams rapidly deliver capabilities to our warfighters to defend our nation and our allies.
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