Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.
Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Talent Acquisition Sourcer – Level 3 or 4, to join the Space Sector Talent Acquisition team. The ideal candidate will be local to one of the major Space sector locations, remote applicants may be considered.
Be part of the next generation of the Talent Acquisition organization and play a pivotal role in our recruiting strategy, technology optimization, and recruiting marketing. As a Talent Acquisition Sourcer at Northrop Grumman, you will directly impact the quality of candidates we hire by sourcing and pre-screening top-quality talent in the marketplace. Now is a fantastic time to join our Sourcing team, because Talent Acquisition has never been more important to the success of our organization. We need a social media savvy Sourcer to support our aggressive hiring goals, and who shares our high impact culture, core values, and passion for delivering incredible service to our customers with each and every candidate.
This position can be filled at either level 3 or 4.
In this job, you will:
General:
- Provide sourcing support for a variety of engineering and possibly manufacturing & operations and functional areas, to include: sourcing, screening, and managing candidate relationships with recruiters.
- Manage competing priorities, remaining highly flexible in an ever-changing environment while consistently anticipating and delivering exceptional talent acquisition solutions to recruiters.
- Source and recruit qualified talent while maintaining excellent customer service with hiring managers, candidates, and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with client-facing recruiters and hiring managers to understand the hiring needs and build formal targeted sourcing plans and present them to our teams.
- Support events-based sourcing, focused invitational events, and targeted career fairs.
- Attract cleared talent to the company and have a knowledge base of security clearances.
- Ensure data integrity of the candidate management database.
Strategic Talent Acquisition:
- Apply a business mindset to the talent acquisition function.
- Research market conditions and industry trends as it relates to our competitors to assist in decision-making and marketing positions.
- Make connections between all talent management phases (acquisition, development, retention, culture).
- Leverage data and market intelligence to develop and execute staffing strategies.
Sourcing:
- Utilize professional networks to source candidates for active requisitions.
- Source candidates from a variety of sources, with a strong emphasis on LinkedIn, HireEZ, ClearanceJobs.com, Indeed.com, social media, and search engines (Google Chrome, Google X-ray, advanced Boolean searching strings and niche job boards).
- Use social networking mediums (i.e., LinkedIn groups and other online forums) to promote employment brand messaging that drives traffic to open roles by establishing and promoting positive relationships.
- Utilize CRM to track day-to-day sourcing activity in the candidate management system.
- Successfully source and attract passive external talent.
- Leverage and report on sourcing data in weekly conversations with hiring managers and TA leadership.
- Perform extensive data mining of various social media platforms to identify candidate profiles.
- Conduct phone screens to pre-qualify qualified candidates and maintain candidate contact.
Consultation:
- Attain a high-level understanding of our business, program, technological and cultural challenges.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the external recruiting landscape within their function.
Assessment and Selection:
- Accurately assess candidates (via in-person or phone) for cultural, competency and skill fit.
- Quickly synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback.
- Routinely pre-close candidates (early in the process) to ensure high acceptance rates.
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Basic Qualifications:
- Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting.
- Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting.
- Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
- Experience with sourcing technical talent across various engineering disciplines (Systems, Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace) and non-technical disciplines (business, production, operations, supply chain).
- Experience sourcing cleared talent.
- Experience sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter or other sourcing platforms.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, to include Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Aerospace/defense industry experience with the ability to understand relevant skills, target companies and user groups.
- Active in the social digital and recruitment arena.
- Experience in both agency and corporate recruiting.
- Experience with Workday or a comparable applicant tracking system and Eightfold.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $141,200.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $176,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years relevant sourcing/full-cycle recruiting experience OR Master's with 3+ years OR 4+ years experience in lieu of degree
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting
- Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience sourcing technical talent across engineering disciplines (Systems, Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace) and non-technical disciplines
- Experience sourcing cleared talent and knowledge of security clearances
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or other sourcing platforms (e.g., HireEZ)
- Experience using sourcing tools and techniques: ClearanceJobs, Indeed, Google X-ray, advanced Boolean searching, social media sourcing
- Experience with CRM and candidate management systems; ensure data integrity in ATS/CRM
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
- Aerospace/defense industry experience and ability to understand relevant skills and target companies
- Active in social digital and recruitment arena
- Experience in both agency and corporate recruiting
- Experience with Workday or comparable applicant tracking system and Eightfold
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.









