2027 Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Charlottesville VA

Location: United States-Virginia-Charlottesville, United States of America

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

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 a Manufacturing Engineer for an internship opportunity. This position will be located at our Mission Systems sector in Charlottesville, VA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Machining and Fabrication Manufacturing Engineering Team within the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division and will develop and maintain technical solutions for the manufacturing of machined/fabricated components using milling, sheet metal manufacturing, welding, hydraulic assembly, painting, finishing and forming equipment. This position will also interact with stakeholders and manufacturing leadership for metrics reporting and issue resolution.

Roles and Responsibilities

Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of parts, tools, equipment and other functions affecting product performance.

Perform continuous improvement activities focused on cost/schedule savings during manufacturing

Perform root cause and corrective action plans using industry standard techniques

Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

Interfaces directly with operators, cell supervisors and others on the shop floor in a production environment

Basic Qualifications

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

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 a STEM field or related discipline

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)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in CAD and CAM software

Experience with manufacturing, or process design, of machined and fabricated components from raw material

Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.

Intern Pay Range

Bachelor’s: $18.50 to $33.50 per hour

Master’s: $26.25 to $41.50 per hour

At Northrop Grumman, our internship pay rates are standardized and take into account three main factors: the anticipated graduation date of the individual, the cost of labor of the geographic location, and whether the internship is considered technical or administrative.

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The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.