I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
1. phone call from a recruiter to setup phone interview with hiring manager
2. phone interview with the hiring manager
3. phone interview with skip
4. on-site interview with a panel
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you do if a spinning fan vibrates a lot during operation? what could be the root cause of this?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman in Aug 2022
Interview
I was working as a contractor for a different group within the company. I applied for a position with the company (the same group that I was currently supporting). It took about 4 months to get me to an interview. I waited for about 4-5 more months before receiving an offer.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Walk me through the thing on your resume that you are most proud of.
One hour phone screen. Several STAR behavioral type questions. Then easy open ended technical questions. How do you verify good results from FEA software (hand calcs). Note this was for an internal transfer.