Northrop Grumman Australia · 8 hours ago
2026 Technical Writer Intern - Sunnyvale CA
United States-California-Sunnyvale
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20.50/hr - $46.75/hr
Start in 2026Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, and they are seeking Technical Writers for an internship opportunity. The role involves writing and editing technical documents, collaborating with engineering teams, and preparing illustrative materials for naval customers.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Writing, rewriting, and/or editing technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications for our Naval customers
Developing technical documents by collaborating with engineering teams, product developers, observing performance of production methods, referring to technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals
Preparing illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts
Qualification
Required
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 Technical Writing, English, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree, or other related degree program
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 3.00/4.0 or higher
U.S. Navy Experience or other military experience
Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
Hands on experience working with large machinery, marine machinery is a plus
Active U.S. Secret security clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase