Honest Thoughts about NG Sunnyvale - Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Jan 7, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Work is very stable here even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The name recognition of the company carries good weight.

Cons

-Absolute neglect of proper health and safety conditions at the facility in Sunnyvale. Employees who can do their work in a sufficient manner working remotely were required to come into work 5 days a week on my direct team. Most of our work is done using computers sitting in cubicles, yet there was zero flexibility despite senior leadership saying so. If remote-capable workers are required to come in 5 days a week during the worst part of the pandemic (3% ICU Capacity), why is it that management seems to be absent from the campus? -The Sunnyvale campus promised to have a running dashboard of people in isolation and positive cases but no sign of updates after the initial powerpoint 2 months prior. -Management is severely out of touch with the actual employees doing the work. Excessive back-and-forth just to relay the status of work or to confirm a problem. The actual people with technical knowledge are treated extremely poorly. Management hires based on nepotism and do not have a good technical breadth of the work they are conducting. -Pay is 10-15% below average for competitive roles in the Bay Area

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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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