Good Company, But On The Decline - Principal Mechanical Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

3.0
May 5, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good to great benefits package. A 9/80 schedule (every other friday off), sometimes hybrid. Some really brilliant people. If you're in the right program, you can branch out and try a bunch of different stuff.

Cons

The company is on the decline. They're having layoffs all across the company. They revoked many internships and post-graduation offers. They're reneging on teleworker agreements and particularly targeting them for layoffs. They lost some programs due to congressional budget cuts, which isn't particularly their fault but many of those programs had deadlines extended many times because NG could not meet them. The leadership is a mixed bag. The section/department managers tend to be great and work to support their reports. The managers at the director/VP level don't seem to know which path of tone deaf destruction they're embarking on that day. They seem to just use buzzwords at all-hands meetings to act like departments merging and reorgs are good things.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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