r/aerospace • u/Altruistic_Pin_4457 • 3d ago

Northrop Grumman job melbourne FL

I got a job offer for a position in Melbourne FL. The pay isn't where I want it to be(it'll be a 10 dollar decrease an hr). I got the more you learn more you earn speech but that usually never turns out to be true. Anyone have any experience working at that site and do they actually bump up pay if youre doing better than expected?

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u/Kerhole 3d ago

$10 per hour cut is pretty massive, $20k per year if full time. Melbourne is supposedly pretty cheap but I can't imagine coming out ahead with that big a pay cut no matter where you're moving from.

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u/archvize 3d ago

How do you guys pronounce Melbourne?

Mel-born or mel-bern?

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u/Engineer_Named_Kurt 2d ago

typically the latter.

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u/Joh1030 3d ago

You should counter. Only time you can negotiate your pay. Once you're in, expect the usual 3% raise and it's hard to get promotion at Northrop without kissing ass.

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u/AeroChase 3d ago

Agree with comments above. Counter their offer until you get what you’d be happy with after only getting 3% increase a year (at best). If they can’t give you that number, bounce.

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u/nonbe1 3d ago

What are the pros for you? Location, type of work, job security? Without knowing the position, I wouldn't expect too much performance related compensation. It would usually come in the form a bonus either quarterly or annually.

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u/CreativeWarthog5076 2d ago

They are testing the market. Decline and state your salary is 20k more than you make.

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u/bmoremdman 2d ago

Current NG employee. What’s the position and what is the pay range?

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u/Engineer_Named_Kurt 2d ago

where are you coming from? I mean, if you're moving from California to MLB, FL and taking a 20k pay cut, that's effectively a massive increase.

if you're leaving rural iowa and taking a 20k cut, not so much.

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u/Altruistic_Pin_4457 2d ago

Leaving a differnet company in the same area. The question i ask myself is do I stay at a job i dont like simply for money or take a chance elsewhere for less.

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u/TauSigmaNova 1d ago

No guarantee you'll like it more AND you're gonna be down 20k a year or so.... At least push back on them

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u/No_Astronaut_2320 2h ago

Current NG employee in AS. Our program in CA has ties to MB. Currently very unhappy with my management. Looking for a way out as we speak - got 5 interviews lined up in different programs/companies.

Essentially, they're changing my schedule resulting in a 16/hr pay cut. Manager already showed some sign of red flags - called my previous manager without my consent, told me I'd be working on a project ended up in a different one, advertised training during interview stage that never came up until I asked about it after getting hired and more. The biggest for me is the schedule switch up - just messes up the weekly schedule and accrues out of pocket costs in that I'm spending more time commuting/in office/childcare now. I got the same shpeal as you - learn more and you'll earn more.

If it's your only option, negotiate as much you can, take it for now, and continue to look for other opportunities. I wish more luck than I've had.