Winter Maritime Modeling & Control Internship

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Maritime Robotics Group invites applications for an 8-week Winter Internship starting January 2027. You will assist Modeling & Simulation efforts, work with hydrodynamics, marine dynamics, and maritime control, and help develop models for autonomous naval systems across AUVs, ROVs, USVs, and surface vessels.

You’ll implement and test models, apply system identification, and contribute to CFD-related analyses, preparing you for national mission work in

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture, ocean engineering, or similar.
• Classroom experience in dynamics, maneuvering, seakeeping, and maritime control.
• Proficiency or coursework in Matlab/Simulink, Python, and/or C++.
• Eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale; unofficial transcripts accepted.

Responsibilities

• Compute maritime vessel dynamics for surface and submerged craft using modeling/simulation tools.
• Contribute to design of new maritime systems, including outer mold line shaping and propulsion sizing.
• Predict maneuvering performance in 6-DOF from first principles to CFD.
• Use test/sea-trial data to update maritime dynamics models via system identification.
• Generate seakeeping predictions with potential-flow/CFD tools and validate models.

Skills

Naval architecture basics

Maritime dynamics

Python

Matlab/Simulink

C++

Seakeeping

Maritime control

System identification

CFD basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in naval architecture or ocean engineering

Tools

OrcaFlex

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Maritime Robotics Group invites applications for an 8-week Winter Internship starting January 2027. You will assist Modeling & Simulation efforts, work with hydrodynamics, marine dynamics, and maritime control, and help develop models for autonomous naval systems across AUVs, ROVs, USVs, and surface vessels.

You’ll implement and test models, apply system identification, and contribute to CFD-related analyses, preparing you for national mission work in