Awards & Recognition

2023 #1 Internship Program

Northrop Grumman has achieved Gold in the American Heart Association’s Workforce Well-being Scorecard – 2022

Private-Sector Employer of the Year - 2022

Number 20, based on DiversityInc’s survey that assesses company performance in talent pipeline, talent development, leadership accountability and supplier diversity – 2022

• Best Employers for Diversity 2022
• Top Companies for Veterans – Number 2
• Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups – Number 3
• Top Companies for Native American/Pacific Islander (NAPI) – Number 5
• Top Companies for People with Disabilities – Number 7
• Top Companies for Executive Diversity Councils – Number 10
• Top Companies for Black Executives – Number 16
• Top Companies for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) – Number 21

Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality - 2022

Number 38 overall, as one of the best places to grow a career - 2022

Top Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Engineering List – 2022

• Number 10, Top 20 Industry Supporters

Number 1 overall - 2022

Workplace Health Achievement Silver Award – 2021

Number 21, based on DiversityInc’s survey that assesses company performance in talent pipeline, talent development, leadership accountability and supplier diversity – 2021

• Top Companies for Native American/Pacific Islander (NAPI)– Number 2
• Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups – Number 4
• Top Companies for People with Disabilities – Number 10
• Top Companies for Mentoring – Number 12
• Top Companies for Executive Diversity Councils – Number 17
• Top Companies for LGBT – Number 21
• Top Companies for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)– Number 36

America’s Best Employers for Diversity – 2021

America’s Best Employers for New Graduates – 2021

Readers’ Choice Top 50 Employer – 2021

Readers’ Choice Top 50 Employer – 2021

Readers’ Choice Top 50 Employer – 2021

Workplace Health Achievement Silver Award – 2020

100 Best Corporate Citizens
3BL Media
Number 50, one of the top 100 largest publicly traded companies in the United States based on environmental, social and governance transparency – 2020

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking was first published in 1999 in Business Ethics Magazine and then by Corporate Responsibility Magazine from 2007 to 2019. 3BL Media has owned 100 Best Corporate Citizens since 2017 and continues the legacy of ranking the Russell 1000 Index against a set of ESG transparency and performance factors using only public data and information.

Best Places to Work for People with Disabilities – 2020
Scored 100%
The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is the nation’s most comprehensive annual benchmarking tool, facilitated by leading non-profits Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).

Number 15, based on DiversityInc’s survey that assesses company performance in talent pipeline, talent development, leadership accountability and supplier diversity – 2020

• Top Companies for People with Disabilities – Number 2
• Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups – Number 4
• Top Companies for Veterans – Number 4
• Recognized as a top company for LGBT employees

Number 136, based on feedback of Americans with less than 10 years of professional work experience – 2020

Gold Award – 2020 A company with gold distinction is an employer who scored within 10% of the 10th ranking Employer in their category.

Military Spouse Friendly Employers – 2020

Silver Recognition for Workplace Health Achievement – 2019

The American Heart Association has defined best practices for employers to use to build a culture of health for their employees in the workplace. The American Heart Association’s Workplace Health Achievement Index measures the extent to which the company has implemented those workplace health best practices. Companies recognized at the Silver level have achieved an Index score of 130 - 174 out of a maximum 217 points.

Corporate Responsibility Magazine
Number 78, based on companies delivering on their commitments to transparency and accountability – 2019

Number 17, based on DiversityInc’s survey that assesses company performance in talent pipeline, talent development, leadership accountability and supplier diversity – 2019

• Top Companies for Veterans – Number 1
• Top Companies for People with Disabilities – Number 1
• Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups – Number 5
• Top Companies for Diversity Councils – Number 7
• Top Companies for Philanthropy – Number 8
• Top Companies for Talent Acquisition – Number 12

Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality – 2019

Number 3, based on the user ratings and reviews – 2019

Number 41, based on the over 150 million ratings and reviews on Indeed Company Pages – 2019

Silver Award – 2019

Military Spouse Friendly Employers - 2019

Recipient - 2018

Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women.

Northrop Grumman—“Building the Best Culture, Leveraging the Power of Women.” In response to projections for increasing retirements and the lack of diversity in engineering disciplines, Northrop Grumman chose to position itself in 2010 for future growth by designing a comprehensive initiative. This effort—aiming to expand the company’s leadership pipeline with a specific requirement for diverse representation inclusive of women and people of color—has five strategic elements: leadership commitment, talent acquisition, work-life integration, employee development and building the future pipeline.

Top CEOs Employees' Choice
Number 75, Wes Bush - 2018

Number 1, based on employer ratings and reviews by Millennials on Indeed - 2018

Number 9, based on employer reviews - 2018

Best for Vets Employers - 2018
Number 63

National Organization on Disability – 2018

2018 US Most Attractive Employers

• Engineering - Number 13
• Computer Science - Number 49

In this study we gather important information such as: what talent thinks about you, which companies they are choosing to work for, what attributes they associate with your Employer Brand and salary aspirations, among other data that companies find useful for their talent attraction strategies and execution.