Intern - Engineering

Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA) is offering an exciting Engineering Internship within our Technology Outreach team as part of our 2026–2027 Summer Intern Program. This hands-on opportunity is designed for students who are keen to apply their engineering studies to real-world Defence and technology challenges while building experience with a global defence leader. 

As an Engineering Intern, you’ll contribute to innovative Technology Outreach projects, supporting the evolution of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Engineering capabilities. Your work will focus on mission-level modelling, simulation, analysis and visualisation of future operational scenarios—particularly in maritime and underwater domains. 

What you’ll be doing 

During your internship, you will: 

• Support mission-level modelling and simulation of future Defence scenarios 

• Assist in developing and visualising simulated joint maritime and undersea operations 

• Contribute to studies that demonstrate the operational benefits of Northrop Grumman technologies 

• Prepare and present insights and outcomes to internal stakeholders 

• Work closely with engineers, technology leaders, and university research partners 

This 12 week internship is designed to help you learn, grow, and gain confidence in a real Defence engineering environment.  This role is based at our Fortitude Valley office in Brisbane, Queensland. 

Eligibility requirements: 

We’re looking for students who are curious, analytical, and eager to learn in a Defence-focused engineering environment. Ideally, you’ll bring:  

• Current enrolment in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, or Software Engineering 

• Minimum 3rd year university standing 

• An interest in simulation, modelling, systems, or mission engineering 

• The ability to quickly learn new tools and software (including commercial-off-the-shelf modelling applications) 

• Exposure to, or interest in, Defence or Australian Defence Force (ADF) systems is highly regarded 

• Ability to work full-time over the allocated internship period 

If you’re ready to apply your engineering studies in a real Defence environment and learn from some of the best in the industry, we’d love to hear from you.  You can submit your application, along with your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcripts on our website. Due to our secure systems, we are unable to accept resumes and other documentation via email. 

The Recruitment Process  

• Apply on our website with the required documents. A cover letter is crucial as we want to know, “why us?”  

• You will receive an email with a survey and some more information about Northrop Grumman, which we hope you complete as soon as possible.  

• You will receive a call or email from one of our friendly recruitment team to talk through your application. From here, our recruitment team will organise for you to attend one of our assessment centres or an interview.

• A recruitment representative or your hiring manager will give you a call to let you know if you are successful or unsuccessful. 

• If you are successful, a People and Culture representative will then reach out to you to discuss your onboarding and provide a warm welcome to Northrop Grumman!  

Please note that our recruitment process can be lengthy due to the strong security checks required which allow our Interns to get close to our secure technology. Therefore, any candidates MUST have an Australian Citizenship to apply.