Great working environment. Friendly employees and good pay.
What I wish was different
More involved projects for interns, had summer employees doing a lot of busy work.
Advice
Seek your own opportunities and be ambitious about finding work to do.
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security operations/infrastructure support intern
June - August 2018 • Richmond, VA
What I liked
I liked how willing employees were to assist you and provide you with the resources you need. There were many opportunities to get involved and build your network!
What I wish was different
N/A
Advice
Ask others what they need help with!
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College Technical Intern
May 2018 • Huntsville, AL
What I liked
Good pay, Everyone is really nice, people at this company really care about what they do.
What I wish was different
Not the best organization of their internship program
Advice
Be patient and speak up if you don't like where you get placed, they will do their best to move you to somewhere you want to be.
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Engineering Intern
June - August 2018 • Commerce, CA
What I liked
The company atmosphere was very welcoming. I was always busy and tasked with projects that were very beneficial to my future career.
What I wish was different
I wish my boss and the assistant boss were giving me the same instructions. They often contradicted each other which led me to make several 'mistakes'.
Advice
Be open to doing anything. Keep an open mind and positive attitude.
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Software Engineering Intern
January - August 2018 • Baltimore, MD
What I liked
I felt that the work I was doing was meaningful and could directly see the benefits of my work. Also, I was able to interact with upper management regularly and easily if I had any problems. The environment at Northrop is very welcoming as nobody expects you to know everything and you can ask people for help if you need it.
What I wish was different
I wish that there was more senior developers on the team I worked on. For the last 6 months of the co-op I was the senior developer of the team. Also, I wish their return offer process was more flexible and the offer respond by date was longer as I had a week to respond to it.
Advice
Don't be afraid to take on more/ different responsibilities as that is how you grow both professionally and personally.
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Software Intern
June - August 2018 • Rolling Meadows, IL
What I liked
Employees very involved and helpful.
Got to work on a real project and learned about new technologies.
Good work-life balance
What I wish was different
You don't work with other interns. Typically work with other employees or on your own. Everyday is pretty similar.
Advice
Average age at the company is pretty high. You don't get your clearance the first summer usually.
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Fault Management Systems Engineering Intern
June - August 2018 • Redondo Beach, CA
What I liked
I enjoyed learning about space vehicle design and python. I also liked all of the people I worked with, as well as the 9/80 schedule.
What I wish was different
I wish that I had a security clearance and that I was doing more hardware-based work.
Advice
Don't be afraid to reach out and ask questions because everyone is more than willing to help you out.
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Business Management Intern
June - August 2018 • San Diego, CA
What I liked
Being treated like an actual employee. Working with some of the brightest minds in the defense contracting industry. Given actual, meaningful work.
What I wish was different
Been offered an engineering position, as that is the field I am majoring in.
Advice
Network. Take advantage of getting to know people on the job, create relationships that might lead to a real career one day.
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Facilities
June - August 2018 • Palmdale, CA
What I liked
The people and the environment
What I wish was different
knowledge of rotation program; other options for civil engineering students in addition to facilities
Advice
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Flight Sciences and Test Engineering Intern
June - August 2018 • Sierra Vista, AZ
What I liked
I liked that I worked on a UAV program and could follow the testing procedures from inception to execution. I also liked that I went to the flight line and saw the UAV's flying during test operations.
What I wish was different
For my returning internship, I hope to gain more experience at the flight line and working more with the data acquisition system.
Advice
My advice is to always keep and open mind and take whatever comes your way. There is no telling what interesting opportunity will arrive.
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GMD Commuication Network Hardware Group
September 2017 • Huntsville, AL
What I liked
Very hands on and fun people to work with. They gave me everything I needed as far as a Security Clearance and training and gave me several cool opportunities one of which I get to travel for.
What I wish was different
I wish I had known more about networking and network security before getting here, but it has been very interesting to learn as I go along.
Advice
Study up on communication networks and Ground System Missile Defense as a whole. There are tons of opportunities there.
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Technical Intern
June - August 2017 • Redondo Beach, CA
What I liked
I got to work on some pretty cool new technologies.
What I wish was different
The company cultures is definitely put your shoulder to the wheel.
Advice
Ask for help. There are tons of people perfectly willing to help you.
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Manufacturing Engineering Intern
January 2017 • Ogden, UT
What I liked
I was doing real engineering work. I was not sitting behind a desk trying to rewrite process orders for the shop floor. I feel like I have so much more experience under my belt becuase of this!
What I wish was different
I wish there were more manufacturing engineers. We are often swamped with work so that can be hard to deal with while trying to graduate.
Advice
Do a co-op internship! A co op internship can give you so much more experience and employers really care about your schooling so it's much easier to get time off and make a decent wage while going to school.
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Software Engineering Intern
June - September 2017 • Herndon, VA
What I liked
Learned a lot about software development lifecycle. Management was very flexible, other interns were friendly. Good company culture! Learned a lot of practical computer science skills.
What I wish was different
Onboarding process was a bit tedious.
Advice
Ask for things to do!
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Communication Systems Engineering Intern
June - August 2017 • El Segundo, CA
What I liked
Relaxed learning environment, cool projects.
What I wish was different
Wish there was less routine and more interaction, sometimes being in a cubicle is not the most fun thing.
Advice
Find what type of worker you are, whether you enjoy a lab environment or an office environment, whether you like interacting with others or not. All those factors should determine which job you want to attain (or whether you want to go to graduate school and perhaps work afterwards or pursue academia).
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Technical College Intern
May - August 2017 • Colorado Springs, CO
What I liked
I enjoyed being able to strengthen my networking skills as well as learn something new related to my major that I could potentially apply to a future job.
What I wish was different
Going in they thought I was a different major so I was placed in a wrong position. I learned a lot of new skills in this other area. However it would have been nice to have an internship related to what I study.
Advice
Even if it feels like all you do is the work no one else wants to do, give it 110% effort. Your employer will see your effort and give you more responsibility as time goes on.
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Deployable Products and Mechanisms Intern
June - September 2017 • Redondo Beach, CA
What I liked
I really liked the team that I worked with, and the project I was on was exciting. The product development engineers were very passionate and hardworking. I feel I know what I want to work on when I graduate.
What I wish was different
I wish the work had been slightly more challenging and faster paced. That's the tough thing about short internships. I was there for all the slow paperwork preparation before testing, and had to leave for school right as testing was about to begin.
Advice
Make connections, work hard, always ask for more work when you can. It will reflect well upon you and you will likely be asked to return for an internship or full time job.
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Technical Intern
June - July 2017 • Chester, VA
What I liked
Good work environment, great intern group, great learning experience, great employees
What I wish was different
I wish projects opportunities had been more explicit, but through networking, I managed to find some great projects to work on
Advice
Be social, network with other interns and employees, and take initiative. Don't shy away from projects or opportunities, and work hard on the work you pick up.
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Systems Engineering Intern
June - August 2017 • Huntsville, AL
What I liked
Getting to travel to Tennessee for robotics work
What I wish was different
I wish I had my clearance when I first started because I couldn't work on anything until I got that
Advice
Ask for more projects if you're bored
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Systems Engineering Intern
June - August 2017 • San Bernardino, CA
What I liked
The internship program is very organized during your onboarding and after throughout your internship. We had lots of exciting work and got in contact with other interns nationally to see what they're working on, and in the future the program supervisors say they'll let us interns collaborate together if we feel like another intern's project is interesting. There were three branches around the LA-ish area, so we got to go to baseball games, karaoke, dinner, and beach days together as well.
What I wish was different
This comes with working in defense in general, but a lot of what you learn in school is not enough preparation for your intern work, or at least it wasn't in my experience. If you don't specify your skill level, they'll want to challenge you as much as possible. If you want a challenge, then great! If you want a more relaxing summer, though, talk to your supervisor and make sure you tell them your preference on projects.
Advice
Get to know your coworkers. Northrop has a very academic atmosphere that I haven't gotten in past internships. Most everyone you meet will have a wealth of knowledge and a competitive nature - make friends with them because they're bound to be really invigorating people that may even help you out in future job searches.
