2026 AI Systems & Governance Intern - Falls Church VA

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

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, employee resource groups, and our shared vision of global security.

Northrop Grumman is seeking AI Systems Engineering interns for an opportunity at our corporate headquarters in Falls Church, VA in the AI Strategy & Governance team within the Insights & Intelligence (i2) organization. The AI Strategy & AI Governance team is responsible for maintaining NG’s leadership as a trusted provider of AI solutions to its employees and its customers.  Ensure every employee is confident in our use of AI at the company.

The AI Governance designs, implements and manages a framework for embedding trust, safety, human‑centricity, and risk‑mitigation practices throughout AI solutions at NG.  In this role you will apply systems thinking, logical reasoning, and analytical skills to review AI deployments and validate that they adhere to Northrop Grumman’s Responsible AI principles and meet stakeholder requirements. AI Governance reviews are conducted in partnership with experts in privacy, cybersecurity, law and more to enforce AI policies and standards.

The AI Strategy team is responsible for shaping and delivering an enterprise-wide AI vision that powers AI solutions delivered to NG customers. With the strategy team, you will blend technical skills with strategic business acumen and support across engineering, product, and program teams to turn cutting edge AI research into sustainable, operational capabilities.  You will coordinate across business units to enable delivery of AI solutions to NG customers and support the development of enterprise tools and services to increase employee productivity.

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 2026
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2026.
• 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

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)
• Experience working with AI systems and familiarity with AI Architectures.
• Experience with developing safety, security or compliance policies.
• Experience leading or directly developing AI solutions with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating on projects, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences

Pay Range:

Bachelors: $20.50 - $38.00

Masters: $29.75 - $46.75

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.