Is Northrop Grumman a good company to work for as a Program Manager?

Program Manager professionals working at Northrop Grumman have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 153 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Northrop Grumman employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Program Manager Jobs at Northrop Grumman now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Program Manager interview questions at Northrop Grumman .

Does Northrop Grumman pay Program Manager employees well?

Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Northrop Grumman with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 153 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Program Manager salaries at Northrop Grumman.

How happy are Program Manager professionals working at Northrop Grumman?

88% of Program Manager employees at Northrop Grumman would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Program Manager professionals have also rated Northrop Grumman with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Northrop Grumman?

Software Engineer (703) , Systems Engineer (613) , Engineer (283) , Mechanical Engineer (221) , Intern (165) , Program Manager (150) , Associate Software Engineer (146) , Project Manager (129) , Principal Systems Engineer (121) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Principal Software Engineer (101) , Manager (94) , Associate Systems Engineer (93) , College Technical Intern (90) , Senior Software Engineer (87)

What are the pros of working at Northrop Grumman according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and 401k." ((in 1391 reviews)); "So its a great for people who go from undergrad to grad school with minimal experience and can get a well" ((in 1072 reviews)); "good pay and I learned a few new things which was fun." ((in 945 reviews)); "Good work life balance; company tries to not have it's engineers work over 80 hours if possible" ((in 938 reviews)); "You can work on very interesting projects and make a good salary working for Northrop Grumman." ((in 306 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Northrop Grumman according to real employee reviews?

"Management can be poor and unorganized" ((in 605 reviews)); "The job postings are very misleading and managers do not understand how to construct an effective team." ((in 327 reviews)); "Hard to get promoted and raises are low" ((in 169 reviews)); "Incompetent upper management due to cronyism and nepotism." ((in 163 reviews)); "Poor communication through the chain and different disciplines." ((in 65 reviews))

Northrop Grumman Program Manager reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(153 total reviews)

Kathy Warden

99% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Manager, Programs employees have rated Northrop Grumman with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 153 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Programs professionals have an excellent working experience there. Northrop Grumman is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Programs professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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153 reviews

4.0

Aug 1, 2014

Not a bad place to work

Manager, programs

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is opportunity and training at Northrop Grumman, but only for the self-driven individual. Promotions at the lower levels are given fairly. While annual raises were much better in years past, they have been consistent over hte last few years and a new annual bonus structure has been put in place for top performers.

Cons

Little room for significant upward growth with the log jam of "older" senior management who always seem to find a position when theirs goes away or there is a realignment. The benefits have certainly declined over the years, but most of the competitors of similar size have as well.

3.0

Jul 2, 2014

Program Management

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company does exciting things from a technology standpoint. You can get broad experience with out too much bureaucratic interference. Bureaucracy is there with any large 100,000+ organization.

Cons

There used to be a lot of growth opportunities and upward mobility as mid level manager. But due to salary compression and lay-off of Senior Management those jobs are almost nonexistent. Their key value is shareholder performance, even in front of Customer satisfaction. That leaves little value or recognition for the employees. Many of the new managers do not understand the technology or business they are managing.

3.0

Jun 13, 2014

Big Company with Little Direction

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary, interesting work if you can wade through the BS to get to it

Cons

A lot of deadwood. Feels very disorganized and most executives are aloof. Poor engineers are making the good ones quit.

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