I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Devens, MA) in Jun 2023
Interview
Two phone calls one with the recruiter and another with the hiring manager.
- In person interview with three
- Went over step by step on every single work experience and what can you do to cover certain skills they require.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Can you describe a situation where you faced a significant challenge in a previous job and how you handled it?"
I applied online. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (New Malden, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
2 stage process, first is a online short discussion about the role and your experience. Second interview is a 90 minute technical interview face to face. Technical questions are asked about previous roles and specifics around the process of systems engineering.
Technical Interview over Zoom; Spoke about my previous experiences, non-technical questions at first then asked if i had any experience with MBSE. A panel about 5 interviewers. They also asked if I was interested in doing Cyber Security
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (New Malden, England) in Sep 2024
Interview
First stage interview was to assess suitability for second stage interview, it lasted about 45 minutes and just asked about previous work experience. The second stage interview was about 2 hours long and was based on competency-based questions, based on the NG values e.g. we believe in innovation, give us an example of a time you came up with a new solution.
The interviews went well, but they strung me along for months before withdrawing the offer. Every few weeks they would negotiate me down on salary, in the end it was nearly £10k lower than the advertised role.
It's really upsetting that they operate like this, I have read it was a slow process, but this really took a lot of time and effort, I'm devastated that they treated me like this, over such a long period (4 months).
I hope they don't treat everyone like this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where have you dealt with conflict and what was the result?