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# Northrop Grumman

Northrop's Huntsville campus is the nerve center for Sentinel, IBCS and next-generation ballistic missile defense.

Location

Cummings Research Park

Headcount

3,000+ in Huntsville

Founded

1965 (local site)

![Inside Northrop Grumman](/assets/employer-feature-CLtYSIc0.jpg)

Northrop Grumman · Huntsville

## Inside the Hangars

### Inside Northrop Grumman: Huntsville Headquarters

See how Huntsville-based teams are redesigning the strategic deterrent from the ground up. Engineers move between architecture, simulation and integration on a single program.

> "You can trace a straight line from a whiteboard here to a system in the field."
> 
> — Chief Engineer, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent

### Benefits & Perks

-   \[+\] On-site classified engineering labs 
-   \[+\] Tuition reimbursement & PhD fellowships 
-   \[+\] 9/80 flex schedule with alternate Fridays off 
-   \[+\] Onboarding cohort with a senior mentor 

### Focus Areas

Strategic Deterrent Ground Systems Space 

## Video Stories

## Open Roles at Northrop Grumman

2 live 

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SECRET ID: 3301-N Software 

#### Ground Systems Software Engineer, Sentinel

Northrop Grumman • Cummings Research Park

$125k—$170k

Posted 3h ago



](/jobs/3301-N)[

SECRET ID: 6620-N Systems Eng 

#### IBCS Integration Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Redstone Arsenal

$125k—$165k

Posted 1d ago



](/jobs/6620-N)

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