2026 Data Insight 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 Data Insight Analyst  for an internship opportunity. This position is located in our Falls Church, VA location (preferably) however we may also consider part or full-time remote location and/or stationed in another Northrop Grumman office.  In this role, you will be responsible for developing strategic analysis utilizing manufacturing performance data and providing meaning behind data.

As an analyst, you will be curious, detail-oriented, and ethically conscious. You seek to ask questions about manufacturing processes, the business, and how we can use data to find solutions. You are a strategic thinker that can translate data to create well-informed manufacturing performance analysis/analytics to enable better business outcomes. You want to drive positive change for our manufacturing performance monitoring, are candid and collaborative in taking on our most difficult analytics projects as well as the process and culture changes that accompanies them. You will collaborate across the sector and business to uncover data-driven insights to solve business challenges across the manufacturing life-cycle and enable transformational change.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Insights & Intelligence organization.

Your work will involve:

• Creating data visualizations using common visualization capabilities (Tableau, etc).
• Using scripting languages like SQL to integrate, wrangle, and manipulate large datasets.
• Leveraging basic version control practices to publish your work internally.

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.
• Degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics) is preferred.
• 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

• Experience working with SQL and structured databases
• Ability to extract and manipulate data from databases using SQL and write custom queries. Familiarity with common table expressions and building views
• Ability to apply quantitative and statistical approaches to answer questions using data.
• Proficient in data visualization using Tableau or similar visualization tool.
• Experience in data storytelling, building compelling, concise, and insightful presentations to communicate developed insights
• Experience collaborating on projects, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or higher

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.