Pros
In the Melbourne area, most of the buildings are relatively new and lack the moldy smell common in most defense companies. The security guards are friendly Some of the labs are nice and modern
Cons
During my time at Northrop Grumman, none of the new hires were allowed to work from home even when the work was completely on non-classified computers. They were also not allowed to work a flexible schedule. There were 5-10 covid cases per week, most of them in the building I worked in. About every 2 weeks, my lead would hold crowded in person meetings for all the new hires, which lasted about an hour, not give a skype option, and told us to not report how many people were in the room. Whenever I gave any notice to my manager about an appointment that would cause me to be late to work, he would say that it's fine in an email, then afterwards, schedule an in person meeting with me and tell me verbally to never get to work past 8am. He would then pry into the details of my appointments and say he was not able to tell anyone because he is bound by HIPAA. He would frequently call me on my off days. Not to talk about work, but to pry into my personal life. I eventually went to ethics regarding all of these issues concerning both my lead and manager. I was fired 4 weeks later. We would get monthly emails from the CEO, telling us how much she cares for our safety. However, several members of leadership had proved otherwise. Compared to other defense companies, Northrop Grumman is lacking in benefits. There are no yearly bonuses and health insurance is more expensive. They also don't give very much paid time off.