I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman in Apr 2008
Interview
I was recommended by a contact within the company. After I applied for the job, I was asked to do a phone interview. That went pretty well; the interviewer asked standard questions about my background and experience, and probed a little into my technical ability. A couple weeks later they asked me to come out to San Diego for an on-site interview. This consisted of 3 parts: A panel interview with 3 senior engineers, a 1:1 interview with the dept head, and a 1:1 interview with HR. The technical interview wasn't as challenging as I had anticipated; the rest were fairly straightforward.
I would recommend that people contemplating working here be willing to work many and long hours. NG does offer overtime for salaried employees from time to time, which is nice actually, but it is not guaranteed. And like most government contractors, be prepared for lots of paperwork.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked if I had any experience with Rhapsody.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman in Oct 2023
Interview
Went through screening with the recruiter, Then had a 1 on 1 interview with hiring manager, went over resume and typical behavior questions. Went through my resume and talked about the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time you handled conflict with a classmate
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Baltimore, MD) in Oct 2023
Interview
A recruiter reached out after seeing my resume in the Grace Hopper database. We scheduled a 1-hour phone interview with an engineer for later that week.
I ended up getting the offer about an hour after the interview. I'm not sure if this is common, but I think the turnaround was so fast because Northrop was actively interviewing people at the Grace Hopper conference that day and giving out offers on the spot.
The interview was easy, but it was also a good screen for my basic technical skills and interest in doing embedded software.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman in Dec 2022
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter and he suggested I go to their hiring event. It was through that hiring event I got an in-person interview. The interview itself was fairly straightforward. He talked to me about NG and asked if I knew about NG and why I wanted to join. I was also asked about relevant school work. (I finished my Master's about 2 years ago and I was applying for an entry level position so this is expected). I was also asked some basic CS questions related to object oriented programming. Overall, the interview process was pleasant. Out of all the interviews I've had, this interview was the most relaxed I felt. Even before coming into the interview, I got to meet some employees and it was great chatting with them. I highly recommend going to a hiring event.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What coursework and projects have you done relevant to this position? What is inheritance? Why do you want to work for Northrop Grumman? What do you know about Northrop Grumman? Why are you looking for a job? (I was working as a software developer for another company).
