Summer Intern - Facilities Engineering - General Dynamics Land Systems US
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
About the Job
The General Dynamics Land Systems 2025 Summer 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.
This position is for a Facilities Engineering Internship which includes working with a team of other facility engineers and maintenance staff to manage all facilities activities at the General Dynamics Land Systems headquarters in Sterling Heights, MI. This includes building construction, upgrade and/or repair project development, from initial criteria through specification / bid package, development of funding documents, vendor bidding process, technical evaluation, and project implementation, through final acceptance. This role includes the development of conceptual layouts in CAD, coordinating with contractors and the overseeing and maintaining of facility infrastructure to maximize up-time and minimize failures which could impact operations.
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
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/Expect:
- Responsible for coordinating with the internal customers and GDLS counterparts to ensure efforts are being successfully planned, executed and accomplished on time.
- Develop and monitor project schedules, requirements, progress, and delivery dates for all facilities projects and customer deliverables.
- Develop recovery plans in conjunction with customer and leadership needs.
- Manage project budget and work scope to ensure tasks are successfully accomplished. This includes running financial reports of actual hours spent, tracking hour data spending in MS Excel and taking action to communicate and correct any variances to budget
- Prepare weekly / monthly progress reports, to include presentations to management of project / programs status, successes and issues.
- Maintain daily contact with customers and GDLS counterparts to address routine challenges to the work scope
- Responsible for creating reports and presentations in a professional format which can be presented to internal customers. This includes developing a scope of work, assigning scope to GDLS counterparts and compiling inputs.
- Responsible for accurate and timely completion of weekly and monthly metrics reports.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications Sought
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year university or college in Architecture or Engineering (i.e., Mechanical / Civil / Electrical / Facilities, etc.)
- 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.
Additional Information / Desired Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to effectively interface with others.
- Willingness to listen and learn with good organizational skills.
- Ability to excel in a team-based environment as well as ability to work alone in a self-motivated environment.
- Ability to utilize CAD applications (AutoCAD, Microstation, etc.) to develop and maintain 2D building layouts.
- Must be able to effectively work in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project and MS PowerPoint to develop professional work products and the ability to setup and host meetings in MS Outlook and MS Teams.
Source : General Dynamics Land Systems US
