US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

DESCRIPTION

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Your opportunities for achievement are limitless with Northrop Grumman Space Systems.

An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. Sure, you'll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. But you'll gain something even more valuable: pride in what you've done. Join us and launch your career. We'll support you with training, employee resource groups, and our shared vision of global security.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN IS SEEKING Cyber Systems Engineer to join the Payload and Ground Systems Intern Program. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Sustainment and Modernization of Radar Sensors (SMORS) program. The selected candidate will work in a dynamic people-focused environment where they will interact with users, customers and other developers.

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

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the program's Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities on authorization package preparation and maintenance.

• Work with the program's System Program Office (SPO) contractor and government personnel on updating systems eMASS records.

• Update RMF authorization packages in eMASS with implementation details for system/site specific security controls.

• Coordinate, collect, prepare, and maintain RMF body of evidence documentation relevant to operational processes, procedures and site specific information.

• Prepare, update, and import (into eMASS) artifacts such as Test Results (TR), Authorization Boundary Diagrams (ABD), Network Topologies, Flow-diagrams, Hardware and Software listings, Ports, Protocols, and Services Management documentation, supporting Assessment and Authorization activities and maintain the Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M).

• Perform analyses to validate established cybersecurity controls and requirements and to recommend cybersecurity safeguards

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 graduating after August 2022.

• Be majoring in Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)

• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2022

• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Preferred Qualifications

• Good presentation and writing/communication skills

• Self-motivated, willing to learn, and interested in working in a team environment

• Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups

• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions (e.g. LogRhythm)

• Experience with Host Based Security System (HBSS)

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with EXECUTIVE ORDER 14042 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/), we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022, or by your start date if it is after January 18. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 90,000 employees define possible every day.