Northrop Grumman Internships: 2027 Guide
Northrop Grumman internships on 27 October 2026. 13 open roles in software, engineering, business, supply chain and manufacturing, and the citizenship rule.
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Northrop Grumman internships on Intern Insider cover software, engineering, business, supply chain and manufacturing, and nearly all of them require United States citizenship. On 27 October 2026, the Northrop Grumman page lists 13 open internships, and 8 of them opened this week. Twelve of the 13 require United States citizenship. Eleven of those twelve tie that requirement to a United States government security clearance.
Eleven listings are marked Summer 2027 and one is marked Fall 2026. One of the 13, Mgr Electronics Engineering 1 - Ground Systems Intern Development Manager in Manhattan Beach, California, is a manager role for experienced engineers, not a student internship.
Terms, cities and eligibility lines below come from the postings listed on Intern Insider that day, except where a sentence names a page on northropgrumman.com. The posting you apply through is the final word on its own terms.
What Northrop Grumman internships look like in 2027#
The Northrop Grumman company page describes Northrop Grumman as a defense and space manufacturing company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. The about section says the company operates globally, maintains a workforce of over 86,000 employees, and focuses on autonomous systems, cyber security, space and logistics. The same page lists company size as 10,001+ employees.
The students and early career page lists an Internship Program, entry-level positions, and a Future Technical Leaders program for science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates. Future Technical Leaders is a rotational program for graduates. It is not one of the open internship listings. The careers page says the company hosts in-person and virtual recruiting events for professionals, military candidates and veterans, and students. The security clearances page says the majority of jobs require a person to acquire and maintain a security clearance, and that United States citizenship is required in most cases. It lists not being a United States citizen as something that can disqualify a person.
Two student listings have an apply-by date of 31 October 2026 or later:
| Posting | Location | Format | Term | Apply by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Management Intern | Beavercreek, Ohio | On-site | Summer 2027 | 11 November 2026, employer deadline |
| Manufacturing Technician Intern | Gilbert, Arizona | On-site | Fall 2026 | 6 November 2026, Intern Insider's recommended window, not an employer deadline |
The defense and space manufacturing internships page listed 939 open roles across employers that day.
Open listings by field#
Ten more student listings are open, grouped here by field with the city and term on each posting. Apply from the Northrop Grumman page.
Software engineering. All four are Summer 2027 and on-site. The Beavercreek posting lists computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity and mechanical engineering among eligible majors.
Software Engineering Intern in Beavercreek, Ohio
Software Engineering Intern in Manhattan Beach, California
Software Engineering Intern in Hollywood, Maryland
Software Engineering Intern in Melbourne, Florida
Engineering. Both are Summer 2027 and on-site.
Mechanical Engineering Intern in Clearfield, Utah
Modeling Simulation and Analysis Engineering Intern in Roy, Utah
Business. Both are Summer 2027 and on-site. The Beavercreek business management internship is covered in the next section.
Business Management Intern in Clearfield, Utah
Business Management Intern in Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Supply chain. Both are Summer 2027 and hybrid, and both name Baltimore, Maryland, or Redondo Beach, California.
For the same fields at other employers, see our computer science internships guide, mechanical engineering internships guide and cybersecurity internships guide. The software engineering internships page listed 1,456 open roles that day, the mechanical engineering internships page listed 901, and the cybersecurity internships page listed 521.
Business management internship#
The Business Management Intern posting is for the Aeronautics Sector Intern Program in Beavercreek, Ohio. It is a full-time, paid, on-site Summer 2027 internship. You support functional areas such as finance or purchasing and contribute to a business or technical unit. Travel is approximately 10 percent of the time.
The work listed is collecting, recording and verifying data, compiling and analyzing information, building reports and presentations, and explaining unit procedures to the team.
To apply, the posting asks for:
Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university.
A graduation date after August 2027.
A major in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
Availability to work 40 hours per week for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027.
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher.
Previous internship or co-op experience.
Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and communication skills.
United States citizenship, required to obtain and maintain a United States government security clearance and Program Special access.
The GPA line and the previous internship line are requirements on this posting, not preferences. The listing shows an employer deadline of 11 November 2026. The business administration internships page listed 10,923 open roles across employers that day. Our business internship resume guide and finance internships guide cover how to present this kind of experience at other employers.
Manufacturing technician internship#
The Manufacturing Technician Intern posting is a paid, full-time, on-site role in Gilbert, Arizona, for a 10-week program during the Fall 2026 term. The schedule is the first shift, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The work listed includes manufacturing operations, setup and calibration with engineers, rework and quality testing, assembling aerospace cables or harnesses, and working with composites.
To apply, the posting asks for:
Enrollment in a community college or technical trade school, or progress toward a manufacturing certification.
Availability to work full time for a minimum of 10 weeks.
Ability to use hand tools, with hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
Ability to read, interpret and record measurements.
United States citizenship.
The posting does not state a GPA, a degree major, or a security clearance. It does require citizenship. It does not state a pay figure.
Who can apply#
Read the eligibility lines before the job duties.
Citizenship. Twelve of the 13 listings require United States citizenship. The Beavercreek posting ties it to a security clearance and Program Special access. The Gilbert posting requires citizenship and does not mention a clearance. The other student listings tie citizenship to a security clearance.
Student status. The Beavercreek posting asks for current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program and a graduation date after August 2027. The Gilbert posting asks for a community college, a technical trade school, or progress toward a manufacturing certification.
GPA and prior experience. The Beavercreek posting requires a GPA of 3.25 or higher and previous internship or co-op experience. The Gilbert posting does not state a GPA.
When and how to apply#
The Beavercreek listing is the one student posting here with an employer deadline, 11 November 2026. Each posting has an Apply Now button, and the Northrop Grumman page is the list to use on the day you apply.
Northrop Grumman describes its own process on the hiring process page. That page lays out application, screening, interviews, offer and onboarding. Screening, when it happens, is a phone call with a recruiter. Interviews are further conversations with potential teammates, the hiring manager and team leadership. The page says that because of application volume, hiring teams do not confirm that they reviewed an application and do not give individualized feedback. It describes pre-onboarding as a background check, drug screening and verification of a security clearance. For external candidates, the page says to sign in to Job Hub or create an account, upload a resume, open a posting and submit the application there.
The students and early career page links to an intern search on the Northrop Grumman job site. Our analysis of when internship postings close compares posted deadlines with the dates postings closed, and our guide to summer 2027 internships and when applications open covers the wider timeline.
Pay#
The open Northrop Grumman listings are marked as paid. One Supply Chain Intern listing states hourly rates of $17.50 to $31.50 for undergraduates and $25.00 to $39.25 for graduate students, varying by location and degree progress. The Beavercreek business management listing and the Gilbert manufacturing listing do not state a pay figure. If pay matters to your decision, ask once a recruiter is in contact with you.
Similar employers and open roles#
The Northrop Grumman company page lists other defense employers that are hiring. Those counts are L3Harris Technologies with 142 open internships, General Dynamics Mission Systems with 91, MIT Lincoln Laboratory with 62, United States Air Force with 42, HII with 40 and AV with 38.
For another company guide in the same format, see our Medtronic internships guide. To compare Northrop Grumman with every other employer, browse all open internships.
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