Manufacturing Engineer Intern

Job Description

About the Job: Manufacturing Engineer Intern (Space Systems)

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space work connects and protects millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

About the Internship

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 a Manufacturing Engineer Intern to join the Space Systems Sector. This position will be located in Dulles, VA.

Key Details

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available.
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
• CLEARANCE TYPE: None
• TRAVEL: No

Roles and Responsibilities

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

• Developing requirements, design, integration, development or testing of space payloads, spacecraft buses, satellites, human-rated spacecraft, and satellite servicing vehicles.
• Generating and flowing down customer requirements to hardware and software designers.
• Developing innovative system architectures.
• Implementing advanced algorithms involving sophisticated signal processing and data processing techniques.
• Integrating and testing finished hardware and software products.
• Harness interface design.
• Mechanical systems support.
• Command & Telemetry database development.
• Space vehicle configuration modeling.
• Performing advanced modeling & analyses relating to mission and technical problems in support of development or mission operations teams.
• Assisting in new business activities, such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies, and may include authoring sections for both.

Candidates must be knowledgeable in aerospace systems, spacecraft subsystems design, or mission operations.

Basic Qualifications

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

• Be enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university AND graduating after August 2026.
• Be majoring in a computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or related field.
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks of the Summer 2026.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Intern Pay Range In Dulles, VA

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

• Bachelor’s: $25.75 to $31.75 per hour
• Master’s: $37.25 to $39.00 per hour

Application Information

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, 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.