2027 Mechanical Engineer Intern - San Diego CA
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking aspiring Mechanical Engineers for an internship opportunity. This position will be located on-site at our Mission Systems sector in San Diego, CA. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Navigation Intelligence and Connectivity Division (NIC). 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.
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 2027
- Be majoring in Mechanical Engineering or closely related STEM field
- Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 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)
Nice To Haves
- Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
- Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups
- Experience with emerging technologies
- Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects.
- Experience in working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch.
- Knowledge of HFSS, NEC or FEKO.
- Experience in CAD and FEA tools: Solidworks, CATIA v5, NX, Flotherm, Ansys, or NASTRAN/PATRAN
Responsibilities
- Participate in a summer internship program to develop competencies in a variety of mechanical engineering specializations that may include: Design, Modeling and Simulation, Testing
- Verification and validation
- Problem solving
- Research
- Drawing and document creation
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
