2026 Systems Engineering Internship - Linthicum MD

Northrop Grumman • Linthicum Heights, MD

8d • $25 - $38 • Onsite

About The Position

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. 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 innovative spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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. Our employees are not only part of history, but they're also making history. An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. You will learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. Join us and launch your career! We'll support you with training, employee resource groups, and our shared vision of advancing human discovery. In addition, you will gain experience in executive presence, technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching. Northrop Grumman is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student in a STEM Field for an internship opportunity. This position will be located in Linthicum, MD. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector. In this role, you will perform duties contributing to mission and/or space vehicle engineering activities. You could support and/or be responsible for developing requirements, design, integration, development or testing of space payloads, spacecraft buses, satellites, human-rated spacecraft, or satellite servicing vehicles. This includes 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, and integrating and testing finished hardware and software products.

Requirements

• A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria.
• The candidate must: Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing a bachelor's/master's degree or higher from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full time in Fall 2026
• Be majoring in or having majored in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) degree.
• Be available to work full-time on-site (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2026
• Be a U.S. citizen

Nice To Haves

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.7 out of 4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Responsibilities

• perform duties contributing to mission and/or space vehicle engineering activities
• support and/or be responsible for developing requirements, design, integration, development or testing of space payloads, spacecraft buses, satellites, human-rated spacecraft, or 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees