2026 Strategy and Business Development Operations Intern - McLean VA

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Discover careers that change the world and further advancements in defense, technology, and engineering today at Northrop Grumman. Use your experience to grow your career and support our global customers with the technology, systems, and solutions they need to enable their missions on the front lines and secure our world every day. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll discover a culture built on diversity, respect, and above all teamwork. Together with our group of experts across the technical spectrum, you’ll discover opportunities to make a difference in our world and start solving some of the world’s most critical problems in the most innovative ways.

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 a Strategy and Business Development Operations intern for an internship opportunity. This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in McLean, VA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems Sector Technology and Strategy organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop metrics and conduct analysis of the DS sector pipeline

• Support executive level presentations and dashboards using a variety of tools

• Support process improvement and digital transformation efforts 

• Performs variety of activities in support of functional areas such as strategy, or business development or for a specific project/business/technical unit

• Gathers, collects, records, tracks and verifies, and synthesizes data and information from multiple sources

• Compiles, reviews and analyzes data

• Uses software for functional area, to compile and generate reports, statistics, timelines, tables, graphs, correspondence and presentations

• May design processes to enhance work flow

• Provides data and information to others on functional unit processes and procedures

• This role can be a hybrid work schedule

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 majoring in Business, Marketing, or Operations

• 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)

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)

• Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)

• Support executive level assessments, presentations, and dashboards using a variety of tools

• Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects

• Knowledgeable in Customer Relationships Management (CRM) tools (e.g. Salesforce)

The pay ranges for this specific opportunity are as follows:

• Undergraduate degrees (Including graduating students planning on attending/enrolled in a full-time Master’s