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By the Numbers

Northrop Grumman’s hydrotesting team ensures the durability of solid rocket motors which power missions to the moon and beyond.

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Career Reboot

After a career break abroad, Erica Vander Voort returned to the workforce through Northrop Grumman’s iReturn program.

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Igniting the Next Generation

Drawing on the inspiration he felt as a kid seeing the Apollo missions, Brian launched the Space Explorers club to teach students about rocketry.

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Engineering Happiness

Morgan Freeman was a junior in high school when she was part of Northrop Grumman’s High School Improvement Program.

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The Tale of AI, Alligators, and a Shark

Jessica Ascough is creating a full-scale team of land, air and sea autonomous vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence.

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Inflate Before Flight

Imagine the thrill of soaring above the Earth in a hot air balloon seeing the world unfold below.

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From Classroom to Radiation Lab

Radiation Test Engineer Taylor Fry is the only former astronomy adjunct professor in Northrop Grumman’s Radiation Test Operations Lab.

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Switchboards in the Sky

Director Diane Legler ends her welcome speech to interns and college hires on her military satellite communications team with a bit of humor.

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Prickly Progress

The prickly cactus plant sparked an idea to fine-tune high-tech avionics for one of the most advanced aircraft in the sky.

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Polar Partners

Hear from the team making this mission possible.

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Changing the Battlefield

Northrop Grumman was in search of someone with Michael’s military background to support its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).  

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Never Lose Hope

Finding a career can be challenging, but ultimately the path leads to the right thing.

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In the Right Orbit

Three early-career engineers are carrying the torch of a decades-long program.

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Building Rocket Brains

For over two decades, Chet has supported the development of Northrop Grumman’s GQM 163-A “Coyote” supersonic sea skimming target vehicles.

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In His DNA

While on active duty in 2006, Cmdr. Chris Richard flew the last F-14 Tomcat back to Northrop Grumman.

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Carving Out Space on the Mountain

Systems Engineer Cathy Berrouët did as the locals do when she moved to Colorado: she took up skiing.  

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Got Bots

Matt builds full-size robots. He uses them to inspire kids about STEM, an often, they inspire him right back.

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Threads for a Cause

“Fashion icon” was not in Rolling Meadows Facilities Team's job description.

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Material Transformation

Northrop Grumman Pathways Engineer Ethan Hoben describes himself as a habitual project collector.

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A Bright Thread

Victoria shares of her story of living on the Autism Spectrum and finding a place to thrive at Northrop Grumman.

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Hometown Influencers, Hollywood Storyline

For Systems Engineering Manager LaDawn Randall, it was the women from her hometown of Hampton Roads, Virginia, who opened her eyes to what her future could be.

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Palmdale Problem Solvers

The F-35 Integrated Assembly Line in Palmdale, California, must run efficiently, with safety and quality top-of-mind.

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Homeward Bound

Evelyn Sobierajska’s career journey ultimately led her home.

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Safety Through the Storm

Northrop Grumman Safety Systems Fellow Daniel Plawecki not only knows the right answer — he created it.

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Reality Shift

Systems Engineer Rebecca Peterson wants to bring a new reality to employees across Northrop Grumman.

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Countering Cyber Threats

Elysia is a cyber intelligence analyst and night shift supervisor.

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Finding Stability

As a kid, I dreamed of becoming an FBI agent.

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Well Played

Kayla's love of gaming started in childhood, and it continues today.

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Testing the Limits

To the untrained eye, the hypersonics test bay in Ronkonkoma, New York, looks like a maze.

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Joining the Fight

Scott founded a nonprofit to support those undergoing chemotherapy, like his sister.

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Innovation on All Fronts

Ken Friend served his country in the U.S. Army for 24 years.

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The Case of the Missing Key

When CJ inherited his grandfather’s footlocker, he got a dose of mystery.

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A Riveting History

Grumman War Production hired its first female employee in 1942. 

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Blackboard to Blueprint

Traci said Northrop Grumman's inclusive culture empowered her to share her authentic self.