What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to build planes? Design satellites? Save lives? It’s never too early to start thinking and dreaming big. Research shows that students who have an interest in math and science are more likely to succeed the earlier they get started.
We’re committed to nurturing the engineers of tomorrow. Together with our partners and employees, we help promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in K–12 education.
We also sponsor specialized high school internship programs to give aspiring engineers the chance to experience what engineering is all about:
High School Involvement Partnership Program (HIP)
- Provides high school seniors with school credit and on-the-job experience.
- Selected students are matched with an employee volunteer in their area of interest.
- Students are on site for 17 weeks, learning about Northrop Grumman and global security.
Worthwhile to Help High-School Youth (WORTHY)
- Encourages and advances the pursuit of technical degrees by providing hands-on experiences and improving access to postsecondary education.
- Since its launch in Baltimore, over 100 students from twenty different Baltimore City high schools have been mentored by our employees. The program has been expanded to other locations across the country.
- Every student who has graduated from WORTHY has gone on to college.
Jefferson School for Science and Technology (JSST)
- We partner with JSST to offer internships and scholarships to students pursuing STEM careers.
- Selected interns work onsite with a Northrop Grumman mentor on a project in their area of interest.
- Past projects have included work in the Advanced Capabilities Lab, systems and software engineering and research, and algorithm and design work.
Chantilly Academy of Engineering and Scientific Technology
- Chantilly students participate in an Independent Research Project at Northrop Grumman that gives them hands-on experience. Provides students with concentrated technology research or project development under the direction of our experienced scientists and engineers.