I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Reston, VA)
Interview
The interview consisted of some technical stuff as well as work habits. What sorts of programs had I been involved with before. How strong my programming skills were. Met with a couple of people including the hiring manager. She was very nice and professional, but also quite clear what she was looking for and whether or not I met her expectations for the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were several question in one of the interviews about basic math stufff. Finding the area of a square, distance calculations, stuff like that.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Bethpage, NY) in Apr 2011
Interview
Attended a career fair at my school, met with Human Resource representative at their booth. Had initial discussion regarding potential opportunies and locations. I submitted a resume at the booth. Received a call back with basic, initial phone screen. Scheduled on-site interview. Interview was with 2 program managers and a deputy engineer. Straight forward interview, basically going over my background and experience. They asked some basic questions and made a pitch of the project and work.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
I was interviewed by 3 different teams for the potential project I would work on. The panel consisted of 3 people, usually the project manager, technical lead, and another engineer. They talked gave background on their projects and the role I would be taking on. They talked about the work environment and what to expect. I was then asked questions by all three members of the panel for around 1-2 hours each. The questions were both technical and to assess personality/working style.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you diagnose a bug if you didn't have any debugging tools at your disposal.