Creating Zero G on a Planet Weighed Down by Gravity

Thanks to weights, pulleys and other forms of ground support equipment, Northrop Grumman engineers can mimic the weightlessness of zero G. […]

From Intern to Mechanical Design Engineer on the James Webb Space Telescope

Mei-Li joined Northrop Grumman in 2016 as an intern. Today, she’s a mechanical design engineer on the James Webb Space Telescope, working on the mechanical ground systems engineering team. Tell us about your role on Webb. My team is in charge of designing all of the Webb equipment that’s not going to space, called mechanical […]

Women in STEM Pushing Boundaries and Changing the World

Women in STEM: Foundations of an amazing career at Northrop Grumman. […]

Incubating and Investing Bring Innovation to Life

Northrop Grumman partners with technology startups to integrate new solutions for aerospace programs. […]

Teaching Through Fellowship

There are more than 200 NG Fellows from across Northrop Grumman, all advising on matters ranging from cybersecurity to engineering to business management. […]

Artificial Intelligence Helps Protect Troops in Denied GPS Environments

A new artificial intelligence algorithm detects and identifies low-level GPS jamming and spoofing threats that render mission navigation systems ineffective. […]

Finding a Single Source of Truth with Model Based Systems Engineering

Model-based systems engineering brings a new tool set and innovation to the field. A Northrop Grumman aerospace systems engineer explains more. […]

Virtual Reality Brings Engineers to the Moon

Northrop Grumman engineers use virtual reality and 3D-printed models to step into astronauts’ shoes and test the feasibility of procedures in the lunar module. […]

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 […]

Women in STEM

Meet the women at Northrop Grumman who are using their expertise and experience in STEM related fields to define possible every day. […]

Blazing Her Own Trail

Mariel has been reaching for the stars from an early age, blazing her own trail to an engineering career at Northrop Grumman. Born in Mexico City, Mariel and her family immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. When she attended school, learning English was difficult and consequently, she was bullied a […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

AI Ethics Building Security and Responsibility into Intelligent Systems

Northrop Grumman is working with U.S. Government organizations to develop policies for what tests need to be completed and documented to determine if an AI model is sufficiently safe, secure, and ethical for DoD use. […]

Revolutionizing Military Operations with Augmented Reality

Northrop Grumman is working on a solution to use augmented reality (AR) in the battlefield. […]

SharkSat Scales Up to Deliver Advanced Technology Demonstration

Northrop Grumman’s SharkSat program scales up speed and specificity to deliver an advanced technology demonstration. […]

Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Air National Guard Veteran Karrie

How long have you been with Northrop Grumman? I’ve been with the company for over two years and am an active member of the Employee Resource Group (ERG), VERITAS. What is your military background? I served as a Jet Propulsion Journeyman on Pratt & Whitney F100-220E Jet Engines for F-16’s at the 144th Fighter Wing, […]

Meet Janet: An Aeronautics Guidance, Navigation and Controls Engineer

Kickboxing and engineering. Two very different activities with a few major similarities, yet both teach determination, problem solving and persistence. Guidance, navigation and controls engineer, Janet Todd, is a shining example of these traits. As a champion kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, she knows what it means to be tough and get the job done. […]

Powering Professional Development: Exploring Internships at Northrop Grumman

Students across the country jump at the chance for a Northrop Grumman internship. Some are returning for another internship to learn more about what Northrop Grumman does and possible future career opportunities. […]

The First of Her Family

Gabby, manager, process improvement in El Segundo, has achieved many firsts for her family. She is the first generation of her family to be American-born. She is also the first person in her family to become a leader and college graduate. […]

The Journey from New York to Florida: Meet Vehicle Engineering Manager Suet

Suet is a Vehicle Engineering manager at the Manned Aircraft Design Center of Excellence in Melbourne, Florida. Her team consists of designers, analysts and responsible engineers specializing in mechanical and fluids subsystems disciplines. These disciplines include fuel, hydraulics, environmental controls, thermal management, life support, mechanisms and crew equipment. Suet sets her team up for success […]

Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Army Veteran Dominique

Dominique Parham Sub-Integrated Product Team Lead for Northrop Grumman’s Communications & Payloads team. How long have you been with Northrop Grumman? How did you hear about us? I’ve been with the company for eight years and was the Veterans, Employees and Reservists Inspired to Act and Serve (VERITAS) vice chair in Palmdale, California for a […]

The Brains Behind Military Electronics: Custom ASIC Chips

Northrop Grumman’s ASIC chips are extremely tiny, have complex requirements and need to be super durable to perform for the military in harsh environments. […]

Solving Critical Problems for the Warfighter: Meet Yesha

By Jillian Wright and Rhonda Hewitt Not everyone can say that they’re actually a rocket scientist, but Yesha can. Her passion for aersopace emerged during childhood, and she’s continued to pursue this in her career at Northrop Grumman. Later in life, she took pilot lessons in high school, and then she learned how to build […]

Cosmic Outfitters: Dressing Spacecraft for Mission Success

Before launching onto the celestial stage, Northrop Grumman experts dress spacecraft to protect it from extreme space temperatures. […]

Veteran Spotlight: Meet U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Katie

Katie is an Integrated Product Team Manager on Special Programs at Northrop Grumman. Since joining the company in 2014, she has held roles of increasing responsibility within the Quality organization and program management. Her previous Northrop Grumman assignments include B-2 Production IPT & Replacement Test Aircraft Program Manager, B-2 Deputy Program Quality Manager, Depot & […]

Made It Possible: Veteran Kristin and Speaking the Same Language

By Kristin Southwell I’ve always been the type of person that finds a way to get something done. Whether a small task or large one requiring ingenuity and initiative, I feel driven to break down barriers to success and I enjoy the challenge of making a difference. When I was deployed as a member of […]

Can Artificial Intelligence Apply Gaming to Military Strategy?

DARPA awarded the Gamebreaker contract to Northrop Grumman in May 2020 and now Erin Cherry, Ryan McKendrick and Bradley Feest and other colleagues are using AI models to discover the edge found in a game. Erin Cherry, Ph.D. Program Manager Ryan McKendrick, Ph. D. Staff Cyber Systems Engineer & Technical Fellow Bradley Feest […]

Christy and the Big Picture in Digital Transformation

By Christy Haworth Aerospace and aviation have always been part of my life. I was that kid who loved Top Gun. Both my father and my father-in-law are pilots. My husband and I have a plane that we fly on the weekends — we even got married in our airplane hangar! While I always knew I wanted […]

Meet Robniqua: Global Hawk Software Engineer

Tell us about your path to Northrop Grumman. How did you get hired here? I was able to attend the National Society of Black Engineer (NSBE) Conference in 2019, during my junior year of college. At the time, I was Miss Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) for North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University UPE’s chapter […]

First Female Aviator Assigned to her Navy Squadron Now Leads at Northrop Grumman

Arlene Camp made history as the first female aviator assigned to her Navy squadron. She joined Northrop Grumman 19 years ago and is now a dynamic leader in operations for Maritime/Land Systems and Sensors. […]

Veteran Spotlight: Meet Marine Corps Veteran Stephanie

Stephanie is a Systems Test Engineer with Northrop Grumman. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2009 as a Marine Corps Officer with a Bachelor of Science Degree in applied mathematics. After two and a half years of flight training, she became appointed as Naval Aviator in 2012. She was then deployed with the […]

What’s the Frequency? An AI Algorithm Can Help with That

While chaos, disorder and panic can follow a disaster if public communication breaks down, Michelle Jin realized an AI algorithm could essentially cut through competing radio signals to find a proper frequency that would benefit first responders and victims in a disaster zone. […]

Advanced Manufacturing: Deep Learning for Electronics Inspections

Powerful robots will soon get artificial eyes and a brain. This next gen upgrade in advanced manufacturing is what engineers at Northrop Grumman are developing through sophisticated deep learning algorithms. […]

Meet Diana: Defining Possible One F-35 Fighter Jet at a Time

Can you tell us about a bit more about how you found your way to being an intern at Northrop Grumman? I have known for a while that I wanted to work in the aerospace and defense industry and I have always thought that Northrop Grumman might be the right fit for me. As a […]

Keeping Astronauts Safe with NASA’s Orion Spacecraft’s Launch Abort System

Northrop Grumman keeps astronauts safe with its launch abort system that will be part of the Artemis mission. […]

Leaving a Mark Around the World

The average person dreams of making a dent in their bucket list by traveling around the world at least once in their lifetime, but a whopping seven times around the globe in one year, even to the most avid traveler can seem far out of reach. Notably, this is reality for Andi, who singularly racked […]

New Integrated Circuit Security Method Detects Imported Hardware Trojans

Northrop Grumman and the University of Maryland, College Park developed a new integrated circuit security method that rapidly detects and locates hardware Trojans with a high level of accuracy. […]

Meet Orlyse: A Systems Engineer Defining Possible

Tell us about your path to Northrop Grumman. How did you get hired here? A few of my classmates from undergrad at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) were Northrop Grumman interns. At the time, I did not know much about the company, so during the 2019 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) conference, […]

Meet Jasper: An Engineer and Artist Inspiring Young Budding Scientists

Jasper is an electrical engineer with Northrop Grumman in Chandler, Arizona. 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 Labs, a maker space, in nearby Mesa. How long […]

Made it Possible: Lisa and a Chorus of Support

Meet Lisa: A systems engineering manager in Dulles, Virginia. She has worked for Northrop Grumman for 15 years, supporting deep space, commercial satellites, mission operations and career development. I recently heard someone say that life isn’t about balance —it’s more like an orchestra. I grew up in an orchestral swell of support, surrounded by people […]

Meet Bethany: An Engineer Working to Ensure Perfect Balance

Bethany is a passionate Structures and Mechanical Systems Engineer and Weight & Balance Engineer on the KC-30A Program. Read more about her daily work life. What does your position involve? A critical part of my role is continuing airworthiness for my team. This means monitoring long term and ongoing projects that will keep our aircraft […]

Liz’s Story: How an Army Analyst transitioned to a Business Development Manager

Following a successful career in the US Army as an enlisted Intel Analyst and Linguist, Liz moved back to Arkansas where she started working on her bachelor’s degree thanks to the GI Bill. Shortly after that, Liz moved to Florida, where she saw a Northrop Grumman advertisement in the newspaper for a cleared administrative assistant. […]

Meet Monique – From Biosensors to Semiconductor Processing

Meet Monique, a microelectronics engineer, working in Linthicum, Maryland in the Northrop Grumman Advanced Technology Laboratories. She was recently named “Most Promising Engineer in Industry” at the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala. How’d you find yourself at Northrop Grumman? I started at Northrop Grumman immediately after finishing my PhD in materials science […]