2027 Mission Assurance / Quality Assurance Intern

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Mission Assurance/Quality Assurance engineers for an internship opportunity at their Defense Systems Sector in Roy, UT. The intern will become part of the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division (SDSD).

Key Responsibilities

• Check design packages for proper content and compliance to applicable company, customer, and industry modeling standards.
• Analyze and validate electromechanical hardware models, systems, and related documents (e.g., GD&T, materials, form/fit/function, manufacturability, feasibility, and economy of fabrication).
• Support systems engineering architectural activities and maintain descriptive system models, interfaces, physical/functional block diagrams.
• Coordinate with integrated product teams for establishing content within the system architecture.
• Recommend changes/revisions to product definition packages for approval and buy-off during multiphase review meetings as a Mission Assurance / Design Assurance representative.
• Maintain a Quality Management System ensuring products and services conform to company standards of excellence (e.g., AS9100, Statement of Work).
• Review practices, procedures, and processes to standardize and continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness to reduce risk to product quality.
• Participate in engineering boards as a Mission Assurance / Design Assurance representative.
• Prepare/present reports, briefings, and metrics of internal and program-wide insights/recommendations to internal/external customers.
• Review subcontractor design work and provide recommendations for approval.
• Perform other Mission Assurance related tasks and objectives (e.g., program improvement efforts, collaborations, planning).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be a student enrolled full-time pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university.
• Must be enrolled full-time in Fall 2027.
• Major or previous major in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027.
• Able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Qualifications

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher.
• Current active Secret Security Clearance or higher.

Note: No relocation assistance is available. No clearance is required for start. No travel is expected.