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Northrop Grumman in Amherst, New York


Wehrle Drive Facility:
Our Amherst Operating Unit was founded 1975 and acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2000. Since then, our 350 employees at the site have delivered over 400 complete CEESIM and JTE Systems to our customers.
Flagship Programs
- Advanced Multi-Spectral Simulation
- Electronic Warfare Simulation
- Real Time Infrared Scene Simulation (RISS), cutting edge GPU processing
- Joint Threat Emitter (JTE)
- Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM)

Life in Amherst
- Variety of outdoor activities, proximity to ski resorts, Niagara Falls
- Sports teams: Buffalo Bills & Buffalo Sabres
- Higher Education: University of Buffalo, Buffalo State College
- Ranked in the Top 50 of US News U.S. News Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2022-2023; including #19 for Cheapest Places to Live
Why Join Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman employees are Defining Possible every day through science, technology and engineering. We are 95,000 people – with careers in all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – working as one to defend and define the future.
Learn more about Life at Northrop Grumman
Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
The unique work environment at Northrop Grumman includes these important elements: creativity, collaboration, agility, and busting through silos and barriers. We operate across domains, disciplines, and national boundaries. Our teams rapidly deliver capabilities to our warfighters to defend our nation and our allies.
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