Northrop Grumman Systems Engineer interview questions
Updated May 2, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 21%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 15%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
130 interviews
Northrop Grumman interviews FAQs
- Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Northrop Grumman with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 127 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northrop Grumman overall takes an average of 32 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Northrop Grumman as a Systems Engineer according to 127 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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