2027 Software Digital Intern - Rolling Meadows IL
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Software Digital Technology Engineers for an internship opportunity. This position will be located at our Mission Systems sector in Rolling Meadows, IL. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability (MSTS) Division. Rolling Meadows, IL employees are all about redefining what’s possible in the realms of navigation, targeting, and state-of-the-art self-protection. The systems that they design, build, integrate and test are created with the dynamics of present and future operational stakes in mind. An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. You’ll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. 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 Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
- 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
- A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance
- Digital design exposure, with experience in VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog
- Digital logic basics (combinatorial vs sequential logic, truth tables, finite state machines), digital building blocks (gates, flip flops, latches, timers, etc.) basics of setup / hold times, clock domains
- VHDL or Verilog syntax, writing basic modules and test benches
- Familiarity with vendor tools (Vivado, Quartus, etc.) and exposure to FPGA development workflow: coding, through synthesis and implementation on device
- Experience with scripting and high-level programming (MATLAB, Python, C/C++)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and within a team environment
Responsibilities
- Engage in a full life-cycle approach-- design, implementation, test verification, production of digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems
- Bring ideas into reality by designing and developing digital logic for our advanced mission solutions
- Gain hands-on exposure to the programmable logic full life-cycle: design, simulation, implementation, verification, and system integration
- Implement and debug designs in simulations and on real hardware
- Collaborate directly with experienced engineers to solve design challenges, get feedback, and learn best practices
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
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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