Internship and Cooperative Education (Co-op) opportunities at Northrop Grumman are 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.

Internships and Co-ops are a key strategy in Northrop Grumman’s intern recruiting program. Northrop Grumman offers a variety of challenging internships/co-ops for qualified candidates currently pursuing a Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in multiple Engineering and Technology disciplines.

Internship and Co-op opportunities may be part time while attending class (for schools that are a commutable distance from a Northrop Grumman facility), or full time (minimum 8-12 week commitment) in the summer. Cooperative Education opportunities are limited to participating Northrop Grumman locations and candidates from approved university Cooperative Education programs.

As a software engineer you could find yourself in a role as an Embedded Software Developer, Systems Administrator, Database Analyst, Applications Developer, Java Developer, Software Developer, Test &Evaluation Engineer, General Research Analyst, Simulation Engineer, Software Engineer or a Product Development Engineer.

As a cyber-engineer, you could find yourself on the front lines of our nation’s critical information and systems in a role a Cyber Incident Analyst Responder, Cyber Intelligence Analyst, Cyber Software Engineer or Cyber Forensics Specialist.

Our recruiters are looking forward to working with you to fulfill your career goals by identifying the best opportunity for you. To assist us in making sure you are considered for the best possible fit, please be sure to complete all questions in the profile including location preference, skills and areas of interest.

Northrop Grumman larger facilities include but are not limited to: Baltimore, MD; Chandler, AZ; Huntsville, AL, Northern VA; Melbourne, FL; Northridge, CA; Ogden, UT; Oklahoma City, OK; Palmdale, CA; Plymouth, MN; Redondo Beach, CA; Rocket Center, WV; Rolling Meadows, IL; Roy, UT San Diego, CA

Performance standards that a candidate must have to be successful in these positions include:

• Leadership and teamwork capabilities
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Extracurricular activities (campus organizations, clubs, student organizations, community service)
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

**Prospect Qualifications: **A prospect, regardless of age and hiring source must meet all of the below criteria:

• Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university
• Be majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math related degree
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre requisite)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Overall GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• Prior internship or research experience in related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite

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.