One HR interview and one technical interview. Straightforward questions and friendly environment. Just review some of the main principals of the given discipline and you should be fine. Overall, a much more pleasant experience compared to other places.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Huntsville, AL) in Dec 2025
Interview
The interview was relaxed and straight forward. It was mainly questions about past experience and future goals. Please try to have constant contact with your recruiter as this probably also made a huge difference for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What made you want to work in engineering. (This was mainly situational as the city i am from is dangerous and does not have any type of aerospace engineering available.)
interview was in front of a hiring committee . They asked a range of questions , some technical , some behavioral and some directed toward areas of interest on my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
are you able to hold and maintain a high level security clearance ?
It was simple, but overall, it was behavioral. The hiring manager was kind and explained in great detail what his interns would do throughout their time in the company and was very attentive,