Material Control/Logistics - 2027 Summer Internship

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 6,612,000 - 9,698,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat offers a hands-on learning internship for college students. The program runs for eight weeks during Summer 2027 with placements at Groton, New London, or North Stonington, CT.

Interns will support submarine program activities under senior staff mentors, gaining exposure to material control and logistics in a defense-industry setting. Activities include learning material management, KPI reporting, and collaboration with engineers and shipyard personnel.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• US citizenship is required.
• Must pass a medically supervised drug screen and background check.
• Must be enrolled full-time at a college or university.
• At minimum students must have completed their Freshman year prior to the start of the internship.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week for a minimum eight (8) consecutive weeks between May 2027 to September 2027.

Responsibilities

• Support construction of submarine modules for COLUMBIA and VIRGINIA class submarines.
• Manage design and construction activities with metrics to optimize program performance.
• Assist with policy/procedure updates to reflect current practices.
• Develop KPI reporting, data management, and project reporting for logistics.
• Learn fiscal understanding when analyzing documents and purging material as scrap or excess.
• Use reports and computer-driven systems to support material control.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Learning ability

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Business, Supply Chain, or Logistics

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat provides an unparalleled learning experience for college students, offering practical exposure in the defense industry alongside expert engineers, shaping the future of submarine innovation.

This program requires a minimum commitment of 8 weeks during the Summer 2027 Season.

Participation in this program requires medical screening, passing a drug test, and potential DOD Investigation.

This is not a remote opportunity.

All applicants have the potential to be Placed at any of the following locations: Groton CT, New London CT, North Stonington CT.

Job Description

Electric Boat offers an excellent learning environment and real-life experience for college students. Material Control Interns, working with senior staff and mentors, wil support construction of submarine modules for COLUMBIA class submarines and VIRGINIA class submarines at Electric Boat's Strategic Partners. Activites inlcude the management of design and construction activites through the development, improvement, and untilization of metrics to optimize program performance, contact and product development and management, shipyard problem resolution, and other various technical activities.

Material Control maintains warehouse and buffer storage for all Submarine Programs.

Logistic Analyst Interns at Electric Boat will interface with engineers, designers, service departments, shipyard personnel, and our Navy customers. Using a design-build-sustain approach and working in a team environment, Material Control Interns will work with these teams to develop innovative solutions to solve design, new construction, and in-service problems on nuclear submarines. Upon acceptance into the Electric Boat internship, you will get a mentor on your first day that will work with you for the duration of your internship. This is the opportunity to kick start your career and gain work experience delivering the advantage that protects our Sailors, our Families, and our Freedom!

Material Control/Logistic Analyst

Summer Interns will experience and or learn the following tasks:

• Learn the business and process of management and movement of material needed to support construction of all classes of submarines built at Electric Boat
• Learn technical requirements and has acumen to draft and/or modify policies and procedures as needed to adapt to current practices
• Learn about logistics management, data management & KPI reporting, project reporting, material availability analysis, review of schedules, support of up and downstream customers
• Learn about fiscal understanding when analyzing documents and when purging material as scrap or excess
• Learn the use of various reports and computer driven systems.

Qualifications

To be qualified for this position:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• US citizenship is required.
• Must be able to successfully pass a medically supervised drug screen and background check.
• Must be enrolled full-time at a college or university
• At minimum students must have completed their Freshman year prior to the start of the internship.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week for a minimum eight (8) consecutive weeks between May 2027 to September 2027.
• Selected candidates will be responsible for establishing housing and reliable transportation for the duration of their intern assignment.
• Pursuing a Bachelor or Masters of Science Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Logistics

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to learn new skills and apply them
• Ability to solve problems in a constructive manner
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proficient with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Office)