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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) internships provide hands-on engineering experiences that teach valuable skills, while offering an exciting opportunity to learn about Coast Guard engineering careers. Interns are able to meet and work alongside NA&ME professionals, spend time in a shipyard construction/repair setting, and develop key relationships with engineering leaders that can be leveraged in the future.
During 1/c summer (entering senior year), NA&ME interns engage in a six-week engineering experience at one of several U.S. Coast Guard units that are performing NA&ME work for the fleet or for the maritime industry. The NA&ME major offers two categories of internships – Naval Engineering and Marine Safety/Prevention – with each category offering two types of internships.
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering majors participate in a wide variety of internships, covering many areas of interest, including:
Shipboard Engineering Department and Coast Guard Yard – Interns work in the engineering department of a Coast Guard cutter for six weeks and then transfer to the shore-side support unit for that asset. They get a chance to see a realistic first tour engineering experience onboard the cutter followed by a shoreside naval engineering assignment.
Project Resident Office – This program sends cadets to one of the shipyards contracted to build new Coast Guard cutters to give them exposure to Coast Guard acquisitions – how new assets are built, what roles the government plays in the process and how changes are made throughout the extended build process for numerous hull forms.
Marine Safety Center, Washington D.C. – In this five- to six-week experience, interns shadow engineers and are exposed to the many opportunities available in the Marine Safety career track. Cadets pursue an independent project – studying, researching and reporting on a current topic of interest within the marine safety/prevention engineering field.
Ship Rider Program – Interns directly engage with maritime professionals and experience working life aboard a variety of commercial vessels, such as foreign cruise ships, domestic deep-draft freight and tank ships, and brown water-tow boats. The final week of the internship is at a Sector learning about the regulatory compliance aspects of the vessels they rode.
