Description
Leidos Gibbs & Cox is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Intern for our Philadelphia, PA office. We are seeking a candidate to work with our engineering team in all aspects of ship design. Leidos Gibbs & Cox’s experience encompasses preliminary and contract-level design package development, to detail design and engineering, production design, and through-life support. As an independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm, the Company employs engineers, designers, and analysts from all of the traditional engineering disciplines including naval architecture, propulsion, mechanical/auxiliaries, structural, electrical; as well as program, administrative and financial management. This broad spectrum of capability allows Gibbs & Cox, Inc. to provide fully integrated and engineered solutions to the most challenging design problems. The Company has participated on numerous industry design and engineering teams and has contributed to ongoing, hull mechanical and electrical research and development activities.
Primary Responsibilities
Our intern program involves having the student obtain a broad understanding of all phases of ship design and engineering. The goal for the student is to learn about:
The involvement of the stake holders in the design, such as client and/or regulatory agency
Requirements trace, verification and validation
Coordination between disciplines
Production of quality products including configuration control
Development of studies to detail design calculations and drawings
Importance or risk reduction
How cutting-edge technology Is incorporated into the design, such as space, weight and services reservations to coordination of concurrent designs with manufacturers
To always be looking for cost effective designs to reduce manning through automation, meet pollution control legislature requirements, improve safety, and reduce construction, operation and maintenance costs.
The intern will obtain hands on experience by working on real tasks supporting engineers within their area of interest, as well as working directly with engineers in other disciplines. Depending on work load the intern will have the opportunity to work on various ship types of ships in various phases of design as well as development of alteration packages for ships already in service.
Basic Qualifications
Must be pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university in Mechanical Engineering or related field of study
Must have the ability to work from the Philadelphia office up to 3 days a week
Preferred PGPA of 3.0 or higher
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Original Posting:
February 2, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $48,100.00 - $86,950.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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