2027 Software Digital Intern - Rolling Meadows IL

Northrop Grumman is a provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, including battle management and cyber technologies. The company seeks a Software Digital Technology Intern to design, develop, simulate, implement, verify, and integrate digital logic and programmable-logic systems for advanced mission solutions.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a full life-cycle approach-- design, implementation, test verification, production of digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems
• Bring ideas into reality by designing and developing digital logic for our advanced mission solutions
• Gain hands-on exposure to the programmable logic full life-cycle: design, simulation, implementation, verification, and system integration
• Implement and debug designs in simulations and on real hardware
• Collaborate directly with experienced engineers to solve design challenges, get feedback, and learn best practices

Skills

• 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 2027
• Be majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027
• 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)
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance
• Digital design exposure, with experience in VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog
• Digital logic basics (combinatorial vs sequential logic, truth tables, finite state machines), digital building blocks (gates, flip flops, latches, timers, etc.) basics of setup / hold times, clock domains
• VHDL or Verilog syntax, writing basic modules and test benches
• Familiarity with vendor tools (Vivado, Quartus, etc.) and exposure to FPGA development workflow: coding, through synthesis and implementation on device
• Experience with scripting and high-level programming (MATLAB, Python, C/C++)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment

Benefits

• You’ll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors.
• We’ll support you with training, professional development and networking opportunities, and our shared vision of global security.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company Overview

• Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.northropgrumman.com.