While roaring their engines onto Northrop Grumman’s Chandler, Arizona, campus in 2017, five employees found a common passion beyond building rockets: riding motorcycles. […]
Rocket Riders
From Sailor to Sentinel
Systems Administrator Tylor Describes his Cyber Security Journey from a Naval Post in the White House to Northrop Grumman. […]
The Siren
By Rafael Miranda I was 38 years old and an U.S. Army chief warrant officer deployed to northern Iraq when I heard the siren that saved my life. In 2016, five months into what would be my final tour, my team jumped to Qayyaarah, Iraq, a town about 35 miles south of Mosul. The site […]
Change-Maker
Systems Architect Engineer Keyshawn is on a mission to change how kids growing up in poverty imagine their future. Driven to give back and remove barriers, Keyshawn has a sense of purpose that is clearer than that of many twice his age. He has ambitious plans to empower young people, starting in his hometown of […]
Class Act: Employee Resource Group Helps Students Go Back to School
Going back to school was a little bit easier this year for hundreds of kids, parents and teachers in Warner Robins, Georgia, thanks to their Northrop Grumman neighbors. […]
Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Marine Corps Veteran John on How the Military Prepared Him for His New Role
After graduating from Columbia College, John served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served four years in active duty and another four years in the inactive reserves. In July of 2015, he left active duty and transitioned to the corporate world, putting his bachelor’s degree in Administration and a certificate in Management to […]
iReturn: The Journey Back to the Workforce
Northrop Grumman’s iReturn program is designed to bring people back to the workforce after a long time away for a full-time career in one of several fields at the company. […]
Find Solutions through a New Perspective
Veldesta E. credits having an outsider’s perspective with helping her build a career out of finding new solutions. […]
Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Navy Veteran Kevin on How SkillBridge Helped him Transfer to a Civilian Career
Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Navy Veteran Kevin on How SkillBridge Helped him Transfer to a Civilian Career […]
Darren Edwards, Head of Maintenance, describes transitioning to Northrop Grumman Australia after a career in the Army
Tell us about your background After 24 years in the British Army conducting maintenance management on rotary wing aircraft, I joined the Australian Army for 14 years, again working in many different aspects of aviation maintenance. I am married to Hayley and have 3 grown up daughters all living here in South East Queensland. In […]
Travis Culverwell, Supplier Quality Specialist explains what makes Northrop Grumman Australia so different
What does your role involve? It ensures that our suppliers meet the high standards that we and our customers expect, including the products and services they supply us with and the regulatory and legislative requirements for the sectors that we operate within. Our team is growing and establishing the framework required for Northrop Grumman Australia […]
Sarah Corbet, Systems Engineer describes her journey since joining as an Intern
Tell us about you/your background. I was born in Canada, then moved to Australia when I was five. I always had an aptitude for science and maths, eventually studying Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Queensland, graduating in 2020. During that time I was able to pursue my passion for space engineering. Describe […]
Matt Stanford, C-27J Field Services Manager works directly with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Tell us about your role. I lead a high performing team made up of Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans that are fully integrated within No. 35 Squadron, RAAF. Our primary mission is to support aircraft flying operations and coordinate stakeholder requirements across the C-27J Enterprise – Maintenance, Logistics and Engineering. Prior to that, I was […]
Lachlan Daley, Graduate Systems Engineer loves the impact he has so early in his career
Tell us about your background. I started like a lot of others in the Defence industry, with a passionate interest in aerospace and an obsession with space. Born and raised in Queensland with dreams of working for NASA inevitably led me to completing my bachelor degree in Electrical and Aerospace Engineering at Queensland University of […]
Dean Muller, Project Manager describes the sheer variety of capability and breadth of opportunity.
Describe your background and current role. After 10 years in the Army both as an Engineering and Public Affairs Officer, I transitioned into the civilian workforce and was fortunate to work in Aviation, project managing the delivery of spiral development programs & upgrades for F/A-18F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler aircraft, and managing the Capability […]
Christie Frankel, Contracts Specialist, explains why Northrop Grumman Australia people make such a difference
Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in the outback in Queensland. I moved to the Gold Coast to study law at Bond University and then began a career in commercial litigation and insolvency law. I always loved working with contracts as part of that work which led me to pursue working […]
Angie Schuck, System Safety Subject Matter Expert loves sharing her colleagues’ success.
Tell us a little about your background. I’m originally from Canada and grew up in Melbourne, where I completed my Aerospace Engineering degree and worked briefly in research and in STEM Education, specialising in space science. I then moved to Brisbane to start my engineering career as a Systems Engineer, and also worked in aviation […]
Training for Stealth: Northrop Grumman partners with community college to train critically skilled workers for low observable field
Training for Stealth: Northrop Grumman partners with community college to train critically skilled workers for low observable field […]
Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Air Force Veteran Albin on the Transition to a Civilian Career
Security is something Albin knows well. He spent more than ten years in the U.S. Air Force Reserves Security Forces, deploying overseas twice. When transitioning to a civilian career, he again gravitated toward a security role, as a Principal Industrial Security Analyst and Palmdale Investigator at Northrop Grumman. Here, he talks about that transition to […]
Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Ian
Ian is a Security Coordinator overseeing classified document control at Northrop Grumman. He graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, as well as Bachelor of Science in Business. In 2011, Ian joined the United States Marine Corps and served as a Military Policeman. During his time in […]
Living Authentically
When Jenna joined the Air Force in 1995, everything seemed to be going great. Stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, Jenna worked on weapons systems for the F-16 and spent the next four years excelling in her duties, even earning airman of the month twice. […]
The Satisfaction of Service: Financial analyst and Vietnamese refugee Nga on why she is proud to work for Northrop Grumman
In 1975, the Fall of Saigon changed Thuy Nga Mast’s life forever. Today, Nga recalls how these events led her to where she is now, working as a Financial Analyst at Northrop Grumman and supporting the defense of the country that became home to her family so many years ago. […]
More than a Mission: Scott Stark and the A-10
Driving through the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Jacob Garland still passes too many houses with what has become a local symbol of need — a blue tarp on the roof. Eighteen months ago, Hurricane Laura — a Category 4 storm tied as the strongest to ever make landfall in Louisiana — devastated the area. In a cruel twist of fate, Hurricane Delta struck the same area six weeks later. […]
No Second Guesses
An airman finds purpose and mission in his job at Northrop Grumman By Andrew Meyer Growing up, I was that kid who was always looking up at airplanes, dreaming of flying. It was in my blood, as my dad flew in the U.S. Air Force before I was born. I also knew that I wanted […]
Students of Sustainability
Once students get a handle on essential engineering skills, they look for hands-on opportunities to hone them before entering the working world. […]
Made It Possible: Jason Chan and the Big Chiller
By Jason Chan I’ve been a mechanical engineer for almost 20 years and over the course of my career I have worked on a lot of interesting projects. But since becoming a facilities project engineer at the Rolling Meadows, Illinois site, I hadn’t yet worked on a project as BIG as this one. Sometimes I wonder if people […]
Joy on the Manufacturing Floor
Lucille is an engineering manufacturing specialist who embodies and inspires joy on her shop floor. Affectionately known as “Miss Lucy” by her colleagues in Baltimore she is dedicated to advanced aircraft. “It’s a joyful thing,” she says. “Everyone comes together to get jobs done.” Those jobs can be many for Lucille, with her different hats […]
Eyes on the Sky
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 […]
Powering the Artemis Generation
By Brandon Hartman and Kendra Kastelan Building on the legacy of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, Northrop Grumman is pushing the limits of possible with the Artemis program, which will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon. The Artemis missions, fueled by the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, will […]
Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Air Force Veteran Ashley
Ashley is an Associate Industrial Security Analyst with Northrop Grumman who graduated from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and a minor in Sociology. After graduating, Ashley was a Classification Specialist at the local county jail and worked in the corrections system for about two years before deciding to […]
Lights, Camera, Tomcat
From the set with Tom Cruise to the real TOPGUN Early in his career as a radar intercept officer (RIO) onboard the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, a movie studio came to make a film on Tom T’s base, Naval Air Station Miramar, California. The producers asked the U.S. Navy to allow service members to act […]
Mentoring the Future for 50 Years
Northrop Grumman’s High School Internshhip Program (HIP) celebrates 50 years of providing curious teenagers an introduction to STEM careers and hands-on experience and practical knowledge to prepare them for college or to pursue a certificate or vocational position. […]
Meet Rich, an Aeronautics Systems Program Director
Employees in the United States remain with their employer for an average of four years before finding a new job, according to a 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Aeronautics Systems Program Director Rich said Northrop Grumman has exceeded his expectations as an employer, which is why he’s been with the company for more than […]
Meet Nick: Diversity and Inclusion Advocate
Nick is a quality analyst for the F/A-18 Program at Northrop Grumman’s New Town, North Dakota site. Diversity and inclusion are a large part of who he is. As a Native American and part of three Affiliated Tribes in town (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), tradition and sharing of his culture is important to him. Nick grew […]
Making an IMPACT
Hiring and Supporting Disabled Veterans through Operation IMPACT Michael spent most of his 26-year Marine Corps career as a helicopter pilot, where he sat for hours at odd angles in a vibrating machine. Now, he can be completely still and feel the vibrations of flight within his bones. It conjures fond memories, but has also […]
Leadership Through Service
You never forget the smell of jet propulsion fuel. The fuel, a derivative of kerosene, powers land and sea-based aircraft. The heavy, sweet, chemical odor hangs heavy in the air above U.S. Navy aircraft carriers at sea. For that reason, the smell stays with Leah, director of communications and sector Communications Leader for Aeronautics Systems, […]
Home-Grown Opportunity in the Southwest
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 […]
Meet Stevie, a Graduate with Northrop Grumman in the UK
“I’ve learnt I am capable of so much more than I could have imagined!” […]
Meet Ellie, a Graduate Software Engineer with Northrop Grumman in the UK
“I have learned so much, gained great experience, improved technically and worked for a professional company.” […]
Meet James, an Intern with Northrop Grumman in the UK
“Northrop Grumman offers a number of opportunities and they are willing to invest in your career journey.” […]
Supplying a New Perspective
The Value in Reaching a More Diverse Base of Sub-Contractors Shelby brings a personal touch to her job as a small business liaison officer, particularly her role in reaching out to communities that haven’t always been included. She’s seen the struggles that all small business owners face, and some of the more particular hurdles presented […]
Daring to Dream
By Bernie Rodriguez, as told to Brandon Hartman Growing up in Puerto Rico, a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) was an alien concept. In fact, when I mentioned that I wanted to be a scientist, everyone — except for my mom — laughed at me like I was out of my mind. […]
A Three-Dimensional Career
The first time Jasmine saw a 3D-printed airplane part, she felt like she was starting an adventure. “I was making fuel doors and they were kind of this odd, oblong shape, and they 3D printed a bunch of prototypes for a check fit,” she recalled. “They arrived in these huge, wooden crates like something out […]
A Spark of Inspiration
The Northrop Grumman program that turns personal passions into professional development After a fire nearly destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2019, Yaakov was surprised to hear on the news that the most accurate digital rendering ever created of the ancient Parisian church was for a video game he had played: Assassin’s Creed: […]
A Mindboggling Opportunity
A Mother’s Inspiration Puts a Northrop Grumman Intern on a Path to Space This summer, intern Derrick regularly walked across Northrop Grumman’s Space Park campus to the high bay that was the temporary home of the James Webb Space Telescope. For Derrick, a budding electrical engineer, seeing an exquisite and complex piece of equipment that […]
A Lasting Legacy
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 […]
A Journey of Resilience
By Dr. Amy Semel, as told to Caroline Briselli and Jonathan Beyoghlow In 2011, while I was working as an inclusive special education teacher in New Jersey, my husband and I decided to start a family. I planned my pregnancy so that I would be able to take my maternity leave around spring break and […]
A Bridge Between Service and the Civilian World
SkillBridge Provides Northrop Grumman Internships to Those Still on Duty Stephanie has experienced culture shock before. When she first joined the U.S. Air Force 20 years ago, the Detroit native was surprised to find that her days at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska were even more fast paced and “on the go” than her […]
Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Army Veteran Mineris
Mineris is a Principal Quality Engineer at Northrop Grumman. After 14 years in the U.S. Army, she joined Northrop Grumman with the desire to continue helping others. Hear how Mineris’ time in active duty helped prepare her for the transition to civilian work. How long have you been with Northrop Grumman? I joined the company […]
Tree Planting in Popular Park Aids Hurricane Recovery in Lake Charles
Driving through the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Jacob Garland still passes too many houses with what has become a local symbol of need — a blue tarp on the roof. Eighteen months ago, Hurricane Laura — a Category 4 storm tied as the strongest to ever make landfall in Louisiana — devastated the area. In a cruel twist of fate, Hurricane Delta struck the same area six weeks later. […]