Materials Engineering Summer Internship 2025

Naval Nuclear Laboratory has internship opportunities for college students to spend the summer of 2025 getting great work experience, in great locations, supporting the world's greatest Navy.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking enthusiastic Materials Engineering students to join our team to develop the next generation of materials for nuclear propulsion systems, support projects currently being designed & built, and provide technical support for the US Navy's operating nuclear power plants.  Join a team of experienced engineers with a long history of solving challenging problems.  Work may include: Design, coordination, & documentation of material test programs; Integration with suppliers and vendors responsible for fabrication and manufacturing of parts; and / or consults on emergent issues.  Areas of interest are manufacturing, mechanical properties, processing, forging, metal working, and specifications of plant components & systems.  Test efforts often study heat treatment effects, embrittlement, fracture mechanics, welding fatigue, and aqueous corrosion.  The ability to communicate, coordinate, and integrate with many stakeholders is necessary.  If you want to put your talents to work in a mission-driven environment, apply now!    

Program highlights include:

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

The NNL Internship is an approximate 10-12 week program starting in May/June 2025.

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

Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill

Candidates for Materials Engineering internship positions must be: 

• Pursuing Materials Engineering or related engineering or science BS, MS or PhD degrees from an accredited college or university 
• Must have completed at least first full year of college by May 2025 
• Enrolled/continuing in a degree program throughout this internship 

Students must attach most recent unofficial college transcripts and resume to the employment application. 

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