Our Winter Work term is a mandatory program for all students that takes place every January and February where our students spread out across the globe to gain real-life working experience.

Freshmen work alongside ship fitters and welders in shipyards. Sophomores serve as student observers aboard ocean-going ships to gain hands-on understanding and appreciation for the relationships between the marine environment, the shipping industry, the ship’s operators, and the ship’s design. Juniors and seniors network and apply themselves in design and engineering offices around the world.

See where our Webbies are this Winter Work Term! 

Please note the class of 2021 are on ships and not included on this map.

Read Student First-Hand Experiences

NASSCO is STEEL-ing Our Hearts

Juliette ’22 and Kevin ’22 will attempt to navigate both working at a General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego and cooking edible meals.

Boomin’ in Bama

Follow Chris ’22 and Sasha ’22 during their winter internship at Metal Shark Boats in Bayou La Batre, AL.

Sandy Eggos

In her blog, Sarah ’19 documents her internship at GD Nassco in San Diego.

List of Winter Work term companies and their locations:

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021 (On ocean-bound ships)

Class of 2022