Engineer Industrial SkillBridge Intern

Job Description

Engineer Industrial SkillBridge Intern | Newport News Shipbuilding

The Tone:
This is an unpaid internship at Newport News Shipbuilding, located in Newport News, Virginia. As the largest industrial employer in Virginia with over 25,000 employees, Newport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and a key provider of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. This SkillBridge internship is specifically designed for transitioning active-duty US military personnel, offering a crucial opportunity to gain real-world experience in the workforce during their final 180 days of service. The program focuses on leveraging existing military skills and training, aiming to provide a pathway to a full-time, regular, and permanent position within Newport News Shipbuilding. Interns will actively train on meaningful projects, working closely with a dedicated mentor and senior company leadership, contributing to the advanced technology, manufacturing, and integration of the world’s most powerful naval ships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-Time
• Location: Newport News, VA
• Team: K21 TALENT ACQUISITION
• Mission: This intern will apply industrial engineering principles to improve operational efficiencies and optimize resource utilization within Newport News Shipbuilding’s critical production facilities, directly supporting the construction of powerful naval ships and facilitating the intern’s transition from active-duty military service.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Improve Efficiency: Analyze and design operational sequences and workflow to enhance efficiencies in plant and production facility layouts.
• Optimize Resources: Establish methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.
• Support Safety and Training: Potentially assist in establishing accident prevention measures and manage training programs for personnel across production operations.
• Conduct Industrial Studies: Perform studies focused on cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems.
• Implement Improvements: Develop and implement plans and programs for facility modifications and revisions to operating methods based on conducted studies, and assist facilities engineers in planning and design.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Experience: Active-Duty US military personnel within their final 180 days of active-duty service. Candidates can begin applying within the final 12 months of military service.
• Skills: Proficiency in analyzing operational sequences and designing workflows for efficiency improvements; ability to establish methods for optimal utilization of production facilities and personnel; experience conducting studies for cost control, reduction, inventory, and production records; capability to develop and implement plans for facility modifications and operating method revisions.