Initial Entry Job - Associate Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

4.0
Jul 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance. Depends on your manager, but was able to choose your schedule from a regular to 9/80 to a 4/10 schedule. Didn't do to much until you get cleared for work. 401k matching up to a certain amount.

Cons

A good and bad thing is you don't get to too much. Might be a pro. You do a lot of waiting until you get the necessary clearance for your work. You have to maintain the clearance so you have more limitations when traveling or interacting with foreigners. Highly dependent on program, but you may be put in a high pace and stressful environment or you don't do anything. No sick days and PTO accrual for the first year is small. 401 k matching is only vested after 3 years,

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Good hours and fun work enviornment

Cons

Lower payscale for interns in SoCal

1.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mission driven, smart engineers who understand and believe in the mission. Low cost insurance compared to other primes. Great experienced resources across sectors. Big company with opportunities to transfer into different positions and sectors.

Cons

Only applies to the local site in Northridge. Chaotic, last minute changes. Leadership or leads are running it all to the ground and resisting changes to assimilate into Northrop grumman culture. Inadequate process/procedures, and resistant to positive changes for years has made the site unbearable. Worst employment retention as years go by and HR or leadership at top do not care. Most of the talent has joined other internal sites, other companies, retired due to burn out, stress and workload. Unkept promises, low or no raise and ok bonuses. Mass exit happening every week and supercedes the inexperienced hires being added. Corporate wants to change the site but the leaders and few legacy employees are fighting to preserve their toxic work culture. The very few who should leave are rude, unprofessional, bullies, protected by their leaders, HR doesn't care at the site level. Join other sectors and sites do not come here. It's mostly young inexperienced engineers and few legacy talent left. Learning is expected on the job, expectation can be impossible due to old inadequate policies, overwhelming workload wearing multiple hats.

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