Naval Architecture Intern

Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management.

Our passion is solving our customers’ 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.

As an intern in the naval architecture department, you will tackle new and evolving ship design and integration engineering challenges by applying naval architecture principles, techniques, calculations, procedures, and criteria. The projects executed within the team cover the full range of ship design phases from conceptual design through detail design, and post-delivery support. Your contributions will directly support the continued maturation of ship design solutions across all phases of design.

• Hydrostatics (weight estimates, intact/damage stability assessments)
• Hydrodynamics (hull design, resistance predictions, seakeeping assessments)
• Arrangements (general arrangements, compartment outfitting, aviation integration, topside integration)
• Preparing and presenting technical reports and engineering documentation.

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to acquire Secret Security Clearance. Active Secret clearance preferred
• Working towards BS or Advanced Degree in Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering
• Proficiency in Naval Architecture software tools such as RHINO, GHS, SHCP, NavCAD, AutoCAD, MS-Office
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written, both formal and informal)
• Strong time management and organizational skills as an independent contributor

$48,100.00 - $86,950.00

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.