2027 Test Engineering Intern

Northrop Grumman offers employees the chance to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives globally, today and for generations to come. Our pioneering spirit has led to many technological advancements in our nation's history, from the first transatlantic flight to stealth bombers and landing on the moon. We seek individuals with bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to help invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems provides innovative mission-critical solutions in aircraft sustainment and modernization, training and simulation, integrated battle command systems, advanced weapons, and software development and IT modernization. We focus on dynamic mission-sets with quick-turn requirements for national security, military, and civilian customers.

An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. You'll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, and finish with a resume that opens doors. You'll also gain pride in what you've done. Join us and launch your career with training, professional development, and networking opportunities.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Test Engineers for an internship opportunity. This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in VSFB, CA, and will be part of the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division (SDSD).

What You Will Get To Do:

• Develop customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledge technical schedule and cost constraints.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules.
• Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of test program.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, requirements, and risks.
• Support development of instrumentation requirements for Hardware in the Loop testing.
• Identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs.
• Oversee test activities in support of requirement verification and validation.
• Conduct daily briefings and approve test start for each test event.
• Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor.
• Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with the test team prior to execution.
• Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Support customer Test Plan Working Groups and prepare Test Planning Team charters.
• Coordinate with Quality organization for test support.
• Review and approve major test amendments.
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Work well in a team environment and collaborate with multiple engineering teams to define test objectives and requirements for test activities in a hardware-in-the-loop lab.
• Set a vision: develop and communicate a clear vision for shaping, growing, and enabling the Launch Silo IPT to meet and exceed its obligations.
• Build a high-performing team: partner with functional leadership to build, maintain, and implement mentoring, succession, and development plans.
• Take ownership: drive execution across a diverse, multidisciplinary team, meeting cost, schedule, and technical performance metrics.
• Lead with courage: instill a culture of empowerment and accountability.
• Respond to challenges with resilience: perform proactive risk and opportunity management.
• Act with speed: leverage leaders within the Launch Silo IPT to make timely and credible decisions.

Basic Qualifications

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full time in Fall 2027.
• Be majoring in or having majored in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027.
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher.
• Current active Secret Security Clearance or higher.

Intern Pay Range for Vandenburg, CA:

• Bachelor’s: $26.75 to $33.50 per hour
• Master’s: $38.00 - $41.50 per hour

At Northrop Grumman, internship pay rates are standardized and take into account the anticipated graduation date, the cost of labor of the geographic location, and whether the internship is technical or administrative.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.