In late March, Northrop Grumman Program Development Manager Frank Minor spotted a do-it-yourself (DIY) Hack-a-Vent challenge issued by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), soliciting creative individuals from all over the country to come up with the best design and prototype for a quickly and easily manufactured basic ventilator to support medical response teams […]
Meet Jasper: An Engineer and Artist Inspiring Young Budding Scientists
Jasper is an electrical engineer with Northrop Grumman in Chandler, Arizona, and she works on Northrop Grumman’s new OmegA rocket. In her spare time, she makes rocket-themed art and jewelry using the latest 3D printing technologies. Through her art, Jasper shares her passion for space with children and adults, and teaches 3D printing at HeatSync […]
From Coast to Coast, Northrop Grumman Employees Step Up to Support Those on the Front Line
Northrop Grumman employees from every sector around the world have continued to step up to join the fight against COVID-19, using their ingenuity and engineering expertise to support healthcare workers on the front line against this invisible enemy. Aaron Dolgin, a communications system engineer based in Redondo Beach, California, became involved through his mentorship of […]
Yolanda Curtis: Leading a Health Care Team in Times of Crisis and Beyond
For the past 22 years, Northrop Grumman’s Yolanda Curtis has been committed to making an impact in healthcare. Her journey with the company began after she was living overseas with her family for her husband’s Army service. Having taken a break from a career in fashion to raise her children, she attended a career fair […]
Supporting Social Security Field Offices Through COVID-19
Ordinarily, the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) headquarters and its more than 1,200 field offices across the country, are visited daily by thousands of citizens either in person, or by phone, seeking assistance with supplemental income and health and disability insurance. These services are critical, and for many of the nation’s elderly and disabled the SSA […]
Sewing with Purpose
Northrop Grumman employees, many of whom are creatives and enjoy making things with their hands both at home as well as at work, routinely use their innovative thinking and resourcefulness to solve unique problems. And now, they’re using their creativity for a greater good — one stitch at a time. Sewing enthusiasts from across the […]
Supporting the CDC in the Global Pandemic
With COVID-19 confirmed worldwide, including the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web team has been working 24/7 to develop and manage content in multiple languages, and maintain a stable IT infrastructure with spiking hits to the CDC website. Of the more than 600 Northrop Grumman employees and contractors supporting the […]
Fifty Years at the Rocket Ranch
How did you find yourself working for Northrop Grumman? I started working at the company, when it was Thiokol, in 1970 (making $2.45 an hour, by the way). This was just four years before we won the contract to build the rocket motors for the Space Shuttle Program. Fifty years later, and now Northrop Grumman, […]
A Helping Hand in Harpenden
As much of the world continues to self-quarantine and limit its exposure to COVID-19, some of the most isolated people — the elderly and those unable to connect with close friends and family — need a helping hand more than ever. Carissa Tripi, a traveling field engineer currently supporting a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator customer […]
Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight COVID-19 – White House Challenge
Calling on high-tech companies across the country to step up in this time of crisis, the White House issued an Artificial Intelligence Challenge on March 16. The objective: use artificial intelligence or information technology innovations to predict, act or communicate to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on individuals, supply chains and the economy. One of […]