Engineers Week - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Celebrates 2018 National Engineers Week

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:50:00 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Feb. 26, 2018 –Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) celebrated Engineers Week at various sites across the country. Every February, organizations nationwide participate in Engineers Week, a national event led by DiscoverE, an organization that brings together a working coalition of 100+ organizations committed to uniting, improving and growing the engineering profession.

During this year’s Engineers Week, Northrop Grumman employees across the country participated in interactive STEM activities with students from local partner schools. Here you can see one of our employees teaching students how to build snap circuits.

The week was a time to honor the engineering profession, show appreciation for engineers and inspire future generations of engineers and students to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Northrop Grumman highlighted the national theme for Engineers Week 2018, ‘Engineers: Inspiring Wonder,’ through its events, outreach and activities at many of its sites.

From California to Florida, hundreds of elementary and high school students teamed up with engineers to compete in a variety of STEM-focused activities such as the classic egg-drop event. At some sites, students and engineers used 3D printing and modern electronics to analyze the data from their eggs and gain an in-depth understanding of the forces at work.

In Baltimore, more than 100 elementary, middle and high school students from local partner schools participated in hands-on engineering activities as part of the annual series of educational outreach events. Employee volunteers had the opportunity to mentor, coach and educate students about careers in STEM while helping build snap circuits, trebuchets and roller coasters.

In Washington, D.C., employees from the district and northern Virginia supported a STEM ‘unplugged programming’ activity at the National Building Museum. Volunteers helped students create algorithms to stack plastic cups in certain patterns as part of a computer coding activity.

The Northrop Grumman Foundation supported the coding activity and works with DiscoverE in many other areas. For DiscoverE Girls Day, which celebrates women in engineering, Northrop Grumman featured two of its women engineers on Facebook. The Foundation also partnered with DiscoverE on training sessions to help employees receive maximum impact from their STEM volunteer efforts.

Throughout Engineers Week, Northrop Grumman hosted local schools for a hands-on experience in STEM education.

DiscoverE highlighted the education resources that were sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Foundation and were made available by EarthEcho from the Water by Design Expedition. The expedition activity brought 26 middle school teachers to southern California for an exploration of water scarcity, led by explorer and environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse, talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to sustainable STEM programs that span from preschool to high school and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle school students and teachers. In 2016, the Northrop Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by contributing $19.2 million to diverse STEM-related groups such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), EarthEcho International, the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics), NSTA and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman Celebrates Engineers Week

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:00:00 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 22, 2016 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees will come together this week, Feb. 22-27, for community outreach and innovation activities in celebration of Engineers Week. Northrop Grumman is a longtime supporter of the annual weeklong national event, which celebrates engineering with kids, educators and parents and promotes engineering careers by increasing public dialogue and awareness.

Northrop Grumman's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach programs will be in full swing at the company's facilities across the nation. Entertaining and career-inspiring activities and competitions will include:

Student tours of Northrop Grumman engineering facilities. Future generations of engineers will participate in hands-on learning activities and discover exciting engineering career opportunities.
"Grow a Bridge" competitions where teams test their skills in designing, building and demonstrating the strength of freestanding bridges "grown" from 3D printing and additive manufacturing designed to withstand extreme payloads.
"Egg-cellent Landing" challenges showcasing unique devices designed to land delicate eggs safely to the ground from heights above 30 ft.
More than 100 high school students will be introduced to the world of STEM through various activities involving trebuchets, snap circuits, roller coasters and coding.
"Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" is an international movement focused on raising awareness of opportunities for females to get involved and celebrate engineering. Northrop Grumman engineers will share their stories with young women on how teamwork and creativity make amazing things possible.
Engineers will also join students in building devices that demonstrate the many ways circuitry is used in engineering. And potential energy vehicles will be built to compete for speed and distance traveled.
Networking events with the company's distinguished Technical and Engineering Fellows and Chief Engineers at various sites throughout the week will bring employees and students together for unique knowledge sharing opportunities.

"Northrop Grumman is highly invested in promoting STEM career opportunities and inspiring our nation's future engineers," said Stuart Linsky, vice president, engineering and global product development, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Engineers Week puts an important spotlight on the critical need for building alliances between industry, government and every level of our educational community to better prepare students for engineering careers and future success."

Schools and teachers interested in learning more about Northrop Grumman's aerospace STEM activities may contact the company at STEM@ngc.com .

Recent graduates and tenured engineering professionals may visit www.northropgrumman.com/careers to discover opportunities to join the team that is preserving freedom and advancing human discovery.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

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Northrop Grumman Celebrates Engineers Week 2015

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES – Feb. 23, 2015 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees will come together next week, Feb. 23-28, for community outreach and innovation activities in celebration of Engineers Week. Northrop Grumman is a longtime supporter of the annual weeklong national event, which brings engineering to life for kids, educators and parents and promotes engineering careers by increasing public dialogue and awareness.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace System's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach program will be in full swing with classroom visits, student visits to the company's facilities across the nation, innovation and activities including:

Entertaining competitions such as balsa wood bridge-building and pasta tower construction. "Egg-Drop" challenges will showcase unique devices designed to carry raw eggs safely to the ground from heights above 30 ft.
"Ping Pong Ball Catapult" launching a ping pong ball the farthest using catapults they design, and "Bridge on a Budget," using the fewest number of designated materials to building the strongest bridge.
Demonstrations using autonomous vehicles as part of the company's innovation design challenge.
Presentations by the company's Technical Fellows and Engineering Fellows at various sites throughout the week to share knowledge and inspire.
Student presentations from several major engineering universities.

"Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems and its team of more than 9,500 engineering professionals is proudly committed to broad investment in the engineering profession and its current and future leaders," said Peggy Nelson, vice president, engineering and global product development, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Engineers Week puts an important spotlight on the critical need for building alliances between industry, government and the education community to better prepare students for engineering careers and future success."

Schools and teachers interested in scheduling Northrop Grumman STEM activities may contact the company at STEM@ngc.com .

New or recent graduates and tenured engineering professionals may visit www.northropgrumman.com/careers to discover opportunities to join the team in preserving freedom through performance and innovation.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

  CONTACT: Bonnie Poindexter
         310-812-5056
         bonnie.poindexter@ngc.com

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