Summer Occupational Safety & Health - Industrial Hygiene Instructional Designer Internship

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values:
Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career? Apply today!

Naval Nuclear Laboratory has internship opportunities for college students to spend the summer of 2027 getting great work experience, in great locations, supporting the world's greatest Navy.

Calling all students pursuing an Occupational Safety & Health and/or Industrial Hygiene degree! NNL Summer Technical Internships offer you immersive professional experience in the field of Occupational Safety & Health and Industrial Hygiene. This candidate would gain the invaluable opportunity to work with a team of experienced and accomplished occupational safety & health and industrial hygiene professionals to assist with projects in support of the technological development of Bettis Safety Training's safety training curricula.

At NNL you are a part of a team working on deliverables that have a direct impact on the Navy's nuclear fleet.

The projects range from:

• The candidate would gain experience in observation & evaluation, co-instructing and potentially delivering in-person safety and industrial hygiene training under instruction of a qualified safety training instructor in adult learning environments. The catalog of safety and industrial hygiene training topics the candidate would have the opportunity to assist with the development, updating, analysis and delivery are:
  • Elevated work
  • Confined Space
  • Energy Control/Lock-Out Tag-Out
  • Electrical Safety
  • Hearing Conservation & Noise Assessment Surveys
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Hazard Communication & Chemical Management
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Powered Industrial Trucks
  • Atmospheric Monitoring
  • Thermal Environment Monitoring
  • Photo-Ionization Detector Monitoring
  • Ventilation Evaluation
  • Silica & Lead Worker Training
  • Noise
• Developing/updating computer-based training products and in-person training presentations
• Implement more efficient management and analysis of the student feedback data to be used to improve the effectiveness of the safety training we deliver
• Further develop the Back-Up Instructor Playbook for all Safety Training In-Person training products

Program highlights include:

• Final presentation to management, peers, and other NNL employees
• Meet directly with NNL General Manager and Executive Leadership
• Mentoring & extensive networking opportunities
• Opportunity to tour local NNL site facilities
• Trip to a Naval Shipyard for a guided tour

The NNL Internship is a 10-12 week program starting in May/June 2027.

An internship position may result in a return internship or full-time employment offer upon successful completion of the program.

Candidates for Instructional Designer internship positions must be:

• Pursuing a BS, MS or PhD in Occupational Safety & Health and/or Industrial Hygiene degree from an accredited college or university
• Must have completed at least first full year of college by May 2027
• Enrolled/continuing in a degree program throughout this internship

Students must attach most recent unofficial college transcripts and resume (including anticipated graduation date) to the employment application. We will not accept any applications that do not include this information.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Cumulative minimum GPA 3.0/4.0
• Prior related internship, co-op or work experience (paid or volunteer)
• Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD) or Naval Nuclear Program experience

NNL offers an outstanding Compensation and Benefits package for interns which includes:

• Competitive Salary
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plans:
  • 401(k) Plan with company match
  • Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) with company contribution

• Flexible work schedules and 9/80 work schedule option (every other Friday off). Hybrid work schedule may be available
• Stipend for…