Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
2026 Business Management Intern - R10216025
Oklahoma City, OK
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$15.25/hr - $27.50/hrNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking Business Management Interns to join their Aeronautics Sector Intern Program. The role involves assisting in various business management functions, including cost control, budgeting, and program planning to support sustainment solutions for military platforms.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Help develop and implement a cost‑control system for contracts, following government cost‑control guidelines
Assist in monitoring contract costs and schedules, flagging any variances for review by the manager
Support preparation of basic cost and schedule reports for internal leadership and government stakeholders
Help draft and update budgets and funding schedules for contract work, including simple funding profiles and sales outlooks
Assist with variance analysis to compare planned versus actual expenditures and highlight discrepancies
Support creation and updating of program plans, ensuring that all program requirements and statements of work are captured accurately
Help perform schedule risk assessments, identifying potential cost or timing risks that need escalation
Assist in maintaining accurate expenditure records and in preparing simple expenditure projections to support funding availability
Support the submission of timely funding requests to the government when additional resources are needed
Help integrate contractual changes into the cost‑control system, adjusting cost and schedule baselines as directed
Assist in liaison work with internal teams, external partners, and government agencies to coordinate contract execution and resolve cost‑control issues
Support the verification of financial data accuracy to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory standards
Help prepare, develop, and coordinate the integrated master plan and master schedule to meet program objectives
Assist in ensuring that major projects and program schedules are aligned across finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality functions
Support tracking of plans and schedules, performing basic risk analysis, and identifying critical path and network logic conflicts
Help use Gantt charts, PERT, milestone charts, earned‑value management, and other project‑management tools to gauge progress and identify performance variances for focused intervention
Qualification
Required
Be enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university AND graduating after August 2026
Be majoring in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related degree
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
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
Be available to work an abbreviated schedule on-site in Oklahoma City during the 2026 academic year
Proficient in Microsoft office suite
Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
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