Summer Intern - Electronic & Lethality Hardware Design - General Dynamics Land Systems US

About the Role

The General Dynamics Land Systems Summer 2025 Internship Program provides an opportunity for students looking to start or continue the transition from academia into industry. Our three-month internship assignments provide compensation based on area of study and class standing, and have the students embedded in key functional areas of our business, getting real-world experience and mentorship from seasoned professionals. As part of your summer experience, you will join our team and use your education, experience, and creativity to make an impact.    

This is an internship position within Engineering supporting Electronic & Lethality Hardware.

Company Information 

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.  Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision.
• Competitive base pay.
• 401k Match (6%).
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment.
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this Role

• Design and develop electrical components and subsystems for Crew Station and display hardware. 
• Concept to production delivery support including design, debug, test, and qualification. 
• Develop Engineering Design Fixes, and Coordinate Solutions
  
• Support circuit design, component selection, procurement, and prototype hardware debug and builds.
• Review and develop hardware and software requirement documents and test plans 
• Strong record keeping skills with commitment to tracking design changes, debug status. 

Qualifications Sought

• Must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited 4-year university or college.
• Attained at least a Sophomore Status based on university/college's class standing requirements at the start of the internship
• Preferred - GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be a U.S. Person (i.e., a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.)
• Must successfully pass standard pre-employment screens and must provide an official college or university transcript from their school before their first day of employment.
• Must be able to complete a minimum of a full time, 3-month assignment
• Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to use Engineering Development and Test Tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong multi-tasking skills

Additional Information / Desired Experience

• Digital and Analog circuit design including power and thermal analysis.
• Schematic development, component selection, circuit simulation
• Microprocessor based products including processors, chipsets, memory and bus interfaces, networking standards 
• HC12 Microcontrollers and x86, Power PC Single Board Computers
• Industry interface standards and form factors 
• Networking Products, Switches, Routers, OSI layers
• Network Storage, Solid State and Rotating Drive technologies, Interfaces, and protocols.
• Serial Interconnects, USB, CAN, RS422/485, etc.
• Graphics/video interfaces 
• Display design work including bezel, glass, and electronics.

GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.