Life at Northrop Grumman Archives

Life at Northrop Grumman Stories

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. […]

Champions Among Us

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 […]

Unfinished Business

Doug is a staff engineer on several programs supporting guided munitions, which are weapons deployed from aircraft or ships to eliminate threats. […]

Home Team Advantage

Not long after joining Northrop Grumman, Gabrielle set her eyes on a new challenge: enlisting in the U.S. Army National Guard. […]

Well Played

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’s Commitment to an Engineer’s Family, Education and Career Development

Northrop Grumman encourages work-life balance and supports education and career development opportunities. Vincent Hodges shares his experience. […]

Success Across Millions of Miles

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

My Word: Continuing the Mission

When Marcus made the decision to hang up his uniform and leave the Marines, he began looking for opportunities. Northrop Grumman grabbed his attention. […]

Turning the Page

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. […]

The Height of Her Career

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 […]

Tina’s Return to Northrop Grumman: Finding Work-Life Balance

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. […]

One Team’s Journey: DoD Skillbridge

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 […]

Veterans and Career Transition during the COVID Crisis and Beyond

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, […]

Doing the Right Thing for Inclusive Benefits

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 […]

Northrop Grumman Manager Volunteers in Vietnam

Using quality assurance best practices, a Northrop Grumman employee volunteers his skills and service to missions in Vietnam around the world. […]

Stephanie Locks Awarded SME’s “Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer”

Through the Northrop Grumman Future Technical Leaders rotational program, manufacturing engineer Locks is applying her skills to real-world missions. […]

An Engineer’s Journey: From BEYA to a Career at Northrop Grumman

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 […]

People, Peaks & Panoramas: Engineer Summits Mt. Everest

As an engineering manager at Northrop Grumman, Jim’s ability to logically prepare and visualize a solution better equipped him to summit Mt. Everest. […]

Growing With Technology: Mechanical Engineer Adds Value to Business Development Team

To Teran Chase of Northrop Grumman, growing with technology means marrying mechanical engineering and STEM activism with business development. […]

Test Engineer Returns to Northrop Grumman

Welcome Home: In four short years as a professional, test engineer TJ Jasinski has had a wide array of experiences in the defense… […]

Engineer in Central Florida Gives Back in Many Ways

Naomi Hernandez is redefining engineering leadership, measuring success by her impact on the engineering community and focusing on serving future generations. […]

Aerospace Engineering Intern at Northrop Grumman Achieves New Heights

Kirk, an engineering intern at the University of Arizona, is applying his skills in the Hunter Program in flight sciences and test engineering. […]

At a Testing Facility for Mach Speed 0-8+, Progress Happens Faster Than the Speed of Sound

Northrop Grumman’s state-of-the-art mach speed testing facility allows the demonstration & validation of new advancements in supersonic and hypersonic systems. […]

Mixing Electricity and Water Sparks a Revolutionary Idea

A duo of Northrop Grumman engineers have invented a revolutionary way to forge connections between electricity and water and keep the power surging. […]

Army Veteran Works for Northrop Grumman to Help Save Soldiers’ Lives

Rob Jassey is an Army veteran dedicated to saving the lives of soldiers through reliable, effective defense systems. […]

Cybersecurity Problems Are No Match for Chandria Poole’s Forward-Thinking Approach

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. […]

Family Working Together, Learning Manufacturing Skills Critical to Steering Destroyers

Brothers at Northrop Grumman demonstrate the value of family working together, as they carry forward vital manufacturing skills working on steering systems. […]

Ingenious Device Solves Aerospace Engineering Problems in a Pinch

Steven Kuo created a pinch polarizer, which transforms a linear radio signal into a circularly polarized signal, to solve engineering problems. […]

Mentorship Programs Are Joint (STARS) Ventures

Northrop Grumman is full of bright and talented employees, with many avenues to participate in mentorship programs. […]

Successful IT Apprenticeship in the UK Leads to Fulfilling Career

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. […]

The Importance of Internship Experience: Northrop Grumman Paves the Way from Intern to Spacewalker for this NASA Astronaut

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 One of Northrop Grumman’s Top Areas of Focus

The importance of safety in the workplace is apparent and integral in everything Northrop Grumman does. […]

Northrop Grumman Engineer Earns Rising Star Award

Lauren Mazzoli, a UMBC grad and Northrop Grumman employee, won UMBC’s Rising Star Award for her work diversifying STEM. […]

Career Growth for Space Systems Engineer through Brooke Owens Fellowship Program

Fellowship programs like Brooke Owens Fellowship provide paid internships and mentorship to undergraduate women in aerospace, including this systems engineer. […]

Want Radical Solutions? Start With Diverse Perspectives

How do we guarantee we can provide the most radical solutions with the resources we have? The power resides in our people. […]

STEM Volunteers Help Underserved Students

Science fairs changed Russ’s life, and now he volunteers to share his experience and opportunities with underserved students. […]

An Engineering Mentor Explains His Career Path

Discover how Ryan Haughey went from engineering student to becoming an engineering mentor for students at his alma mater. […]

Women in Engineering: High Fives for Quality and Community

One of Northrop Grumman’s incredible women in engineering, Tina Rateau is driven by a simple mission statement: “Get a cause. Get involved. Get going.” […]

Engineering Career Advice: Lessons Learned From a 44-Year Career at Northrop Grumman

Todd Harland White, Chief Architect at Undersea Systems and Consulting Engineer, offers engineering career advice after 44 years at Northrop Grumman. […]

Neurodiversity: Northrop Grumman Provides an Environment for Success

Neil, a Principal Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, shares his story about neurodiversity and finding a meaningful career in the United Kingdom. […]

Fiber + 3D Printing = Patented Success

A Northrop Grumman engineering team developed a revolutionary prototype 3D printing technique using fiber. […]

3D Printing Technology: Machinists Forge a Brave New World in Three Dimensions

3D printing technology is helping Northrop Grumman push the limits of the aerospace industry. […]

Surfing Helps One Quality Analyst Maintain Quality on the Job

Bob Stinson, a Quality Analyst at Northrop Grumman, shares how his experiences surfing have shaped his approach to achieving high quality at work. […]

Allegra Scott Receives an AFCEA Award for Service and Achievement

As a result of Allegra Scott’s dedication to mentorship, she has been honored by the AFCEA with a Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award. […]

From Ski Slopes to Data Slopes: Data Science Careers

Kelli Esparham, Data Science Manager, once skied with the best in the world. Now she uses data analysis to keep Northrop Grumman ahead of the competition. […]

From Perseverance to Providing Scholarships

By Taylor Alexander, as told to Emily Gabaldon It wasn’t an easy feat studying aerospace engineering while recovering from jaw surgery. I was born with a birth defect that resulted in a severe craniofacial deformity and I have overcome several surgeries and iterations of braces throughout my life. Just two weeks prior to starting my […]

Puck Drop

Company Camaraderie on Ice By Eric Scott At 5:36 a.m., the temperature is a frosty 28 degrees and snowflakes are beginning to fall from the skies over Rolling Meadows, Illinois. In the pre-dawn darkness, several Northrop Grumman employees are emerging from their cars, lugging heavy bags over their shoulders as they walk through the frigid […]