Job Description

2025 PPS Summer Contracts Internship

The Contracts Summer Internship Program is a 10-week program that offers participants a unique and exciting opportunity to gain real-world experience within a global defense & commercial contractor. Interns will experience challenging work assignments as well as comprehensive training and mentoring opportunities. Each intern will have the ability to interact with senior/executive level leadership through networking events, one-on-one meetings, and the end of term group project. At the end of the summer, interns will be given the opportunity to interview for BAE Systems’ Contracts Leadership Development Program in a full-time permanent role, or other entry level positions.

In this position, you will participate in BAE Systems’ nationwide LEAP Internship & Co-op Program, where you will Learn, Engage, Apply, and Progress within the company. The LEAP Program will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on impactful projects, engage in career development opportunities, and network with our business leaders and the other students in the program.

Contracts Interns will participate in a ten-week group project consisting of:

• Presentation training
• Training on the various systems used within the contracts organization
• Simulated proposal process
• Simulated customer negotiations
• Final presentation on the project to senior management

• Proposal preparation, contract negotiations, fact finding, contract analysis and administration, and / or Government audit activities
• Assisting with the execution of contracts and working with contract customers, which include the U.S. Government, Commercial and / or International Customers, and Prime U.S. Government Contractors
• Conducting contract closeouts by collaborating with other program functions to ensure the closeout process is complete
• Reviewing contract modifications and administering contract change notices and special sales orders in Oracle
• Customer communication via email and/or formal letters
• Scheduling and reporting deliveries
• Assist preparing Proprietary Information Agreements (PIA).
• Weekly, monthly, or quarterly reports, as required by the Business Area
• Compiling and maintaining contractual records and documents in accordance with contract requirements and company policies

Job Title

NonTechnical Intern 3

Postal Code

13760

Job Family

Intern/Co-op

Travel Percentage

Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position

None

Shift

1st Shift

Regular or Temporary

Temporary

Typical Education and Experience

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Required Skills and Education

• College Junior or Masters student with a Business or Liberal Arts major (Graduating in Dec. 2025 thru May 2026)
• Ability to work for at least ten consecutive weeks during the summer
• Strong work ethic and interpersonal skills
• Required Start Date: June 2nd, 2025

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

Department

1EO_ES PPS Contracts

Company

140_BAE Systems Controls Inc

Posting Requirements

Internal/External

Job Category

Other Professionals

U.S. Person Required

Yes

Business Area

Power & Propulsion Solutions

Physical location of the job

Full-time onsite

Salary Max Point

53766

Salary Min Point

39861

Union Job

None

Recruiter

Samantha McDonald