2026 Human Resources Summer Internship

Human Resources Summer Intern

General Dynamics Electric Boat provides an unparalleled learning experience for college students, offering practical exposure in the defense industry alongside professionals, shaping and supporting the future of submarine innovation.

Human Resources interns are provided with tasks that are both challenging and educationally stimulating. Each intern accepted into the program will be given a mentor for the duration of the internship. As an intern you will have the opportunity to gain real life experience in the work force, and apply the skills acquired in school related to the HR area of interest.

Human Resources Summer Interns have the potential to support various functions such as:

• Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP)

Responsible for strengthening leadership capability through coaching and support and fostering a positive employee experience in order to improve organizational effectiveness.

• Labor Relations

Negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements, including company's rules and regulations, performance management and hourly wage administration, manage extended work assignments policies and packages as well as represent the company in grievance and arbitration proceedings.

• Talent Acquisition

Responsible for finding and attracting world class talent to fill critical job openings at Electric Boat! The key responsibilities as a member of this team include sourcing candidates, recruitment and outreach events at job fairs and community events, screening and interviewing candidates, building relationships with partners and customers, managing the hiring process for all internal and external candidates and be Electric Boat's brand ambassadors to show all future hires and show the community what an amazing place EB is to work and build a long lasting career.

• Workforce Development: Learning Programs

Involved in a large array of aspects of human resources such as recruiting, assisting with leading large scale leadership programs, (the Compass Program, New Employee Orientation and the Shipyard Operations Leadership Program just to name a few!), auditing training, and working to assist with learning strategy for planning, engineering, operations, and other departments across the enterprise. Workforce development interns work closely together as a team to ensure they are exposed to all areas of the business. The WFD department prides itself in offering candidates a well-rounded and tailored internship that embraces the creativity of the intern.

• Workforce Development: Community & Youth Education

Establishes regional deployment of activities & lessons that help inspire our community into careers in the maritime industry. The candidate will take part in day to day coordination & deployment of summer camp in addition to teacher externship programming. A primary portion of this role will have a strong forward facing representation of the company across Connecticut & Rhode Island. The role gives the opportunity to refine and coordinate programming for the academic year of 2026-2027. It is preferred that this candidate has the ability to travel regionally between Eastern Connecticut & Rhode Island.

• Training

Unique blend of training and human resources, collaborate closely with our pipeline training partners and focus factory training teams with focus on learning and development.

This program requires a minimum commitment of 8 weeks during the Summer 2026 Season.

This is not a remote opportunity.

Please note you may be assigned to work at any of the following locations: North Kingstown RI, Groton CT, North Stonington CT, New London, CT, and you will need reliable transportation and housing for the duration of your intern assignment.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• US citizenship is required.
• Must be able to successfully pass a medically supervised drug screen and background check.
• Must be enrolled full-time at a college or university.
• At minimum students must have completed their freshman year prior to the start of the internship.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week for a minimum eight (8) consecutive weeks between May 2026 to September 2026.
• Pursuing a degree in human resources, ILR, psychology, business, marketing, education or communications program or related degree.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to learn new skills and apply them.
• Ability to solve problems in a constructive manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Office).
• Possess a very strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Possess project management skills to get tasks and assignments done in a timely manner.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system, customer service, learning management system or professional/corporate training is a plus.

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