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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
3,071
open professional roles
3,957
opened in the last 90 days
3,957 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
34
states hiring
California, Maryland, Utah, Virginia, Florida, Colorado
What it hires for: Engineering (2,529), Operations (388), Finance (87), Human Resources (45), Data & Analytics (30). By level: director (1,512), manager (668), mid level (564), senior ic (410), senior manager (379).
Where: Roy, UT, US (216), Baltimore, MD, US (154), Virginia (148), San Diego, CA, US (143), Baltimore, Maryland, United States; United States of America (124), Melbourne, FL, US (121), Redondo Beach, CA, US (107), Huntsville, AL, US (100).
Where Northrop Grumman ranks
Where Northrop Grumman placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Employers with the most manager and leadership jobs567 roles · of 100
- #3Employers with the most senior jobs771 roles · of 100
- #3Employers with the most security jobs86 roles · of 93
- #5Employers with the most open jobs1,837 open roles · of 100
- #5Employers with the most engineering jobs1,179 roles · of 100
- #8Employers with the most mid-level jobs337 roles · of 100
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Northrop Grumman in the industry job lists
Where Northrop Grumman places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #5Employers with the most open defense and aerospace jobs1,261 open · of 25
- #11Entry-level defense and aerospace jobs and who is hiring105 entry-level · of 25
- #25Employers with the most open space jobs28 open · of 25
- #25Entry-level space jobs and who is hiring7 entry-level · of 25
Northrop Grumman hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Northrop Grumman's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 3,969 professional roles in that time.
- 210 of Northrop Grumman's 2,208 open roles (10%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome and 1 describe structured training.
- 39 open roles (2%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include CUDA, Databricks, LangChain/LangGraph, PyTorch.
- Of the 1,769 open roles that state where the work happens, 29 remote, 74 hybrid, 1,666 on-site.
- Among open roles, 1,307 require a security clearance.
- 29% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 56 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 33 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Northrop Grumman ranks #6 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Northrop Grumman asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- sap 526
- agile 341
- excel 276
- python 273
- jira 242
- supply chain 224
- project management 207
- matlab 191
- powerpoint 184
- c++ 183
AI tools named: CUDA (15), Databricks (7), LangChain/LangGraph (3), PyTorch (2), ChatGPT (1), Cursor (1).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 0 year or experience in the following engineering fields”Associate/Manufacturing Engineer Level 1/2
- “This position will be in the Pathways rotational program where there will be three rotation opportunities within engineering.”2027 Associate/Software Engineer Pathways Linthicum MA (training provided)
How Northrop Grumman compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Northrop Grumman | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 2,208 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 29% | 18% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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- Associate Systems Engineer with Secret Clearance & 10% TravelOklahoma City, OK
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What Northrop Grumman pays
Across 1,144 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 29% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Engineering | $98,400–$147,600 | 5 |
| Manager | Operations | $146,600–$219,800 | 3 |
| IC | Engineering | $79,600–$119,400 | 6 |
| IC | Various | $79,600–$119,400 | 3 |
| IC | Finance | $85,000–$127,500 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Northrop Grumman appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Northrop Grumman hiring?
- Northrop Grumman has 3,071 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 3,957 opened in the last 90 days and 3,957 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Northrop Grumman pay?
- Across 1,144 postings with a posted salary range, Northrop Grumman's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Northrop Grumman hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 210 of Northrop Grumman's 2,208 open roles (10%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome and 1 describe structured training. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Northrop Grumman offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 1,769 open roles that state where the work happens, 29 remote, 74 hybrid, 1,666 on-site.
- What skills does Northrop Grumman ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are sap (526), agile (341), excel (276), python (273), jira (242), supply chain (224).
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