Engineering Internship

Northrop Grumman offers employees the chance to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives globally, from the first transatlantic flight to stealth bombers and lunar landings. We seek individuals with bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to help invent the future. Our culture values intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work, with a relentless drive to achieve what others consider impossible. Our employees are part of history and are making history.

This job description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions that frequently become available within Northrop Grumman. Candidates who express interest may be considered for future roles.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join the Defense Systems Intern Program. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Command and Control Weapons Division.

As an intern, you'll participate in a summer internship program to develop competencies in a variety of engineering specializations that may include:

• Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems.
• Work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• Operate related equipment; conduct tests and report data in prescribed format.
• Perform calibration and alignment checks; make adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed.
• Prepare prescribed compounds and solutions.

Basic Qualifications

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university AND will be enrolled full time in Fall 2026.
• Be majoring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during Summer 2027.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.
• Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Intern Pay Range

• Undergraduate degrees (including graduating students planning on attending/enrolled in a full-time Master's program): $18.50 - $33.50
• Master's: $21.50 - $48.00

The 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. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.