Designing the world’s most advanced and capable ships

COURTESY OF GENERAL DYNAMICS BATH IRON WORKS

The Engineers and Designers of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works are building the future of the U.S. Navy, putting their creativity, knowledge and skill into building the ships our country’s Sailors depend on to defend freedom of navigation around the world and to return home safely to their families.

BIW has designed several of our Navy’s most important ship classes, including the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers and the DDG 1000 Zumwalt class — the most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world. They are now working closely with the U.S. Navy on designing a new class of surface combatant – a battleship.

As the premier designer, builder, and life-cycle manager of surface combatants for the U.S. Navy, BIW offers its employees tremendous variety and frequent opportunities for advancement. We have engineering, technician, designer and management roles across the breadth of disciplines, including Mechanical, Electrical, Structural (Civil) and Systems engineering, as well as ship Operating Engineers.

The Engineering Department enhances Production by offering deckplate support for engineering and design products across fabrication, assembly, installation, system set up, testing and trials. When a BIW ship heads down the Kennebec River for sea trials, BIW employees are at the helm, running and testing all the systems we have designed and built.

BIW Engineers and Designers are also responsible for ships already in the fleet, supporting modernization, maintenance and repair of DDG 51 and DDG 1000 ship classes. BIW maintains a presence in several homeports around the world, offering the opportunity for travel and extended stay at ports within the U.S. and overseas. 

Engineers can apply to join our Engineering Development Program or the Production Development Program — two-year programs that enable candidates to rotate through different roles in the shipyard to gain a broader understanding of the company, its processes and its business operations.

We are part of the General Dynamics family of businesses, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 110,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025.

More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com. 

To learn about opportunities at BIW, contact biwcareers.com.