2027 Spring Co-op Cyber Software Engineer Intern - Cincinnati OH

Northrop Grumman•Cincinnati, OH

1d•$20 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. 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, professional development and networking opportunities, and our shared vision of global security. Northrop Grumman is seeking Cyber Software Engineer Intern. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in Cincinnati, OH. You will join Northrop Grumman – Xetron, part of the Mission Systems sector, where we develop new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Xetron is an operating unit of the Northrop Grumman Corporation, located in Cincinnati, Ohio where employees have the chance to know everyone on site while working on cutting‑edge technologies and high‑impact products. You’ll tackle the next generation of challenging problems, share expertise, and learn from world‑class teammates. Remember when you were excited about the challenge of the problem, the importance of the solution, and the fun you had with your team? You’ll experience that at Xetron!

Requirements

Be a student who is 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 or having majored in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with degree focus on Computer Science, Cyber Security, Cyber Software or Systems
Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during spring 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)
The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
Active security clearance
Experience with debugging and/or system analysis tools
Experience with SDLC (software development life cycle)
Experience with reverse engineering
Experience with virtual machine technology
Familiarity with modern source control platforms (e.g., Git, GitHub, GitLab) and CI/CD workflows using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

Developing solutions to national security threats with products that may involve kernel development, reverse engineering, or vulnerability research of network and communication systems.
Requires basic software development skills, including familiarity with scripting languages.
Knowledge of computer networking, modern software development environments, embedded programming, and software configuration management tools is a plus.