Intern, Project Engineering (4 or 8 Months)
North Vancouver - Canada
Job Summary
Note: Due to business needs this position is required to be fully on-site based at50 Pemberton Avenue North Vancouver.
- Applies a project management approach to complete pre-production and production support activities including work performed by major subcontractors and ensure the efficient delivery of engineering outputs.
- Supports the Project Engineering Team for the Polar Icebreaker by developing tools & processes to solve sophisticated technical problems to support ship building milestones.
- Identifies inefficiencies and areas that could be improved in the process and works with supervisor to determine potential solutions.
- Drives timely closure of technical issues to ensure that all engineering deliverables and inputs to other stakeholders are achieved and meet (or exceed) commitments.
- Responsible for application of an appropriate engineering maturity management culture and appropriate engineering lifecycle management aligned with project objectives.
- Ensures maturity targets are agreed with key stakeholders.
- Enrollment in a 2nd or 3rd year Marine Engineering Mechanical Engineering Integrated Engineering Naval Architecture Systems Engineering degree program.
- Interested students should have a passion for shipbuilding and be interested in implementing Engineering concepts within a production environment.
- Students must be comfortable working in a heavy industrial setting.
- Self-starter with motivated curiosity and excellent communications skills
- An ability to apply engineering skills using analytical tools and methods
- Thrive on doing things that have not been done before (explorer mindset)
- Strong technical skills including the ability to read and interpret technical specifications and drawings.
- Excellent digital literacy including Excel/Word/ PowerPoint.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction and manage their time effectively
- Good organizational skills
- A supportive learning environment great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
- To assist those that are using transit we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.
We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $28.00/hour.
Start Date of Internship: Tuesday September 8th 2026.
End Date of Internship: Friday December 18th 2026 (4-Months) OR Friday April 30th 2027 (8 months).
Please submit your Resume Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Sunday June 21st 2026 at 11:59pm PDT.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications we may close this posting ahead of the closing date therefore we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program visit our website:
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Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels inc ... View more