Fleet Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)
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About Lockheed Martin RMS
Lockheed Martin RMS is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for national security and defense. They specialize in developing, building, and supporting complex systems for the military, including submarines, satellites, and other critical infrastructure.
Job Description: Fleet Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)
Program: Trident
Location: Lockheed Martin Mitchel Field, NY (with potential travel to forward sites)
This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the vital Trident Submarine Navigation system and gain valuable hands-on experience in systems engineering. You will be working on the Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile program, supporting the fleet and forward site field engineers on a variety of tasks.
Key responsibilities:
• Learning about the Trident Submarine Navigation system: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the system’s design, operation, and maintenance.
• Supporting the fleet: Assist in daily maintenance schedule reporting, refit submarine tasks, advanced support for inboard and outboard maintenance, and problem investigation and troubleshooting tasks.
• Contributing to the operational life-cycle maintenance of the SSBN SWS Navigation subsystem.
Ideal Candidate:
• College Sophomore or Junior: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience/combined education will also be considered.
• Hands-on experience: Proven academic or professional experience assembling systems (hardware components/robotics).
• Understanding of system design and architecture: Basic knowledge of system design and architecture principles.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• US Citizenship: Required due to the need for a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
Desired Skills:
• Experience reading and understanding schematics.
• Knowledge of estimation and control theory: Familiarity with Kalman filtering and smoothing.
• Systems engineering principles: Understanding of system and component specifications, requirement flow-down, allocation, validation, and verification processes.
This is a full-time summer internship with the potential for on-site work at Lockheed Martin Mitchel Field, NY, and potential travel to forward sites.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience and contribute to a critical national security program.
