2027 Systems Engineer Intern – Rolling Meadows IL
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Create and refine Model Based System Engineering products Trace
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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 Systems 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.
Responsibilities
~1 min readYou’ll Have an Opportunity to:
Create and refine Model Based System Engineering products
Trace requirements to test plans/procedures/results to track program progress and identify any gaps or inconsistencies.
Update and maintain system drawings and documents
Evaluate complex electronics systems from hardware/software design through aircraft installation
Execute integration test activities in System Integration Labs (SILs)
Analyze and Model data in support of algorithm development and optimization
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 Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
- →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)
Requirements
~1 min read- A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance
- It will be helpful, though not required, for your course work to have included:
- Modeling Simulation: GitHub, Digital System Model (DSM), Simulation Development, and/or
- System Design: DOORS, ClearCase/ClearQuest, MATLAB, Python, Digital signal processing, Sensors, RF, RF Chain Analysis, HFSS, ANSYS, Optics, and/or
- Integration & Testing: MATLAB, Python, JIRA, Cortex, JAVA, CUDA, Hardware Troubleshooting (Oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal analyzers), and/or
- Mission Modeling: CAMEO, AFSIM, OpenCL, SysML, Model Based Engineering (MBE) concepts and tools, Rhapsody, Agile development, Optics, EO/IR
- Bachelor’s: $20.50 to $37.25 per hour
- Master’s: $29.00 to $45.50 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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- Posted
- September 30, 2026
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- October 3, 2026
- Last seen
- October 3, 2026
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