Job Offer Start Date Contingent on Program Funding
I accepted an offer from Northrop Grumman for an engineering role supporting the E-2D in Melbourne Florida (From what is available online, the E-2D seem like an active program with long term funding). The offer start date is contingent on program funding and my recruiter confirmed they have no visibility into the timeline.
I also have a competing offer with a guaranteed start date a month out from now that pays slightly more but is less aligned with my long term career goals.
Has anyone had a similar experience with a contingent offer at a DoD company? How long did the funding take to come through?
I'm asking because posts related to this topic in the NG sub reddit are pretty grim (with people reporting they waited years) and I'm hoping to get more data point on this topic both positive and negative.