Submarine Waterfront Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT offers a Summer Internship program that lets you apply classroom knowledge to real submarine engineering challenges while mentored by experts passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers.

You’ll rotate across disciplines within Waterfront Engineering – Fast Attack Submarines, contribute to design and testing, and gain hands-on experience on Columbia Class and Virginia Class initiatives alongside Navy partners.

Qualifications

• Enrolled full-time at a College or University.
• Completed at least Freshman year by Summer 2027.
• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural/Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Marine Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and/or Energy Systems Engineering.
• Willing and able to work 40 hours per week for at least 8 consecutive weeks between May 2027 to September 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provide troubleshooting support on the submarines
• Investigate and document technical responses to non-conformances
• Support emergent issue problem resolution
• Resolve supplier product issues
• Modify technical manuals and publications
• Perform calculations
• Communicate with our Navy customers via technical submittals
• Investigate and document design changes
• Submit test procedure modifications
• Participate in ship testing
• Prepare for and execute maintenance and modernization availabilities
• Construction engineering work including shipboard troubleshooting and test instrumentation equipment design and implementation

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

MS Office

Written and verbal communication

Education

B.S. or M.S. in engineering

Enrolled full-time at a college/university

Tools

MS Office

Technical documentation

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT offers a Summer Internship program that lets you apply classroom knowledge to real submarine engineering challenges while mentored by experts passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers.

You’ll rotate across disciplines within Waterfront Engineering – Fast Attack Submarines, contribute to design and testing, and gain hands-on experience on Columbia Class and Virginia Class initiatives alongside Navy partners.