Interns
College students who intern at Gore get hands-on experience solving real-life challenges for our global enterprise, while networking and building relationships with other interns across Gore’s functions and plants.
Overview
During college, you develop knowledge and skills that prepare you for success in the real world. Still, the best preparation is experience working in a professional environment. During an internship, you can apply what you’re learning in school, develop professional habits, and contribute to a thriving company. Along with the insights you develop in an internship, you get real working experience on your resume that gives you a boost as you officially enter the workforce.
Gore offers a variety of opportunities for student interns to get valuable experience working for a global enterprise. Internships are a great way for you to evaluate us — and vice versa — to see if there’s a potential match for long-term employment. As a Gore intern, you’ll own a project calling on the skills you’ve developed in your field of study; you’ll work to wrap up the project before your internship ends.
During your time at Gore, you’ll be encouraged to network and build relationships across functions and plants, as well as with other interns. We want to help you grow and develop during your time at Gore; we will provide organized social and networking opportunities to help you get connected to other interns and Gore Associates.
Who We’re Looking For
Gore interns are students who have completed at least their sophomore year of college and who will be returning to school after their summer internship is complete.
As a reminder, Gore's Internship program is intended to identify individuals for potential employment upon graduation for roles that require all candidates to be authorized to work indefinitely without visa sponsorship within the United States. Gore does not provide sponsorship for visas to work in the U.S. for these roles. If you would require employer sponsorship to continue to work in the U.S. upon graduation or would rely on Optical Practical Training (OPT) work authorization, Gore would not be able to consider you for a position upon graduation.
An (OPT) is temporary employment that is directly related to an F-1 student's major area of study and provides up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization for students before completing their academic studies and/or after completing their academic studies. OPT does not provide authorization to work indefinitely without visa sponsorship within the U.S. Candidates relying on OPT for permission to work in the U.S. for an intern role would not have authorization to work indefinitely without visa sponsorship within the U.S. upon graduation.
Since Gore’s internship program is intended to identify individuals for our upcoming graduate program, we would not be able to consider you for an internship if you are unable to work without visa sponsorship within the United States indefinitely upon graduation, and therefore, we would ask that you withdraw from the interview process for this position.
Because Gore is a technology-oriented manufacturer, our internships are nearly all focused on engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain and information technology. We're looking for students in the following majors:
- Engineering internships: chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, bioengineering/biomedical engineering and electrical engineering
- Industrial engineering internships: industrial engineering, industrial & systems engineering, industrial & management engineering, engineering management
- Supply chain internships: supply chain management, operations management, industrial engineering, industrial & systems engineering, engineering management
- Automation controls internships: electrical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering and electrical engineering technology
- Information technology internships: business (or management) information systems, information technology, computer science, and cyber/information security
Timeline for Recruiting Interns
| December - January | We post internship opportunities at our partner schools and on our website for non-partner schools. |
| January - February | We hold interviews with applicants. |
| February 15 at 11:59pm EST | Deadline for applying Please note: For partner schools, deadlines to be considered for interviews may vary |
| March - April | We select students for the internships, make offers and hire interns. |
| May - August | Interns work at Gore for a minimum of 10 weeks. |
How to Apply
Applying from a Partner School
Gore partners with selected colleges and universities. If you attend one of these schools, please visit your university's career services site (Handshake.com, Simplicity.com, etc.) to learn more about our available opportunities and to submit an application by the deadline listed in the posting in order to be considered for an interview.
- Arizona State University
- California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Clemson University
- Drexel University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Howard University
- Lehigh University
- Michigan State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Northern Arizona University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- University of Arizona
- University of Delaware
- University of Maryland - College Park
- University of Michigan
- University of Texas Austin
- University of Washington
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
We have selected these schools based on assessment of their ranking, curriculum, location and likelihood that its students will relocate to a Gore location. Although Gore makes ongoing commitments to recruit interns and new grads from these schools, we welcome candidates from other schools as well.
Applying from a Non-Partner School
The application period for non-partner schools closed on February 15, 2023. Please check back in December 2023 for links to apply to our summer 2024 internship opportunities.
Tips for Applying
Campus Career Events
Gore recruiters and other Associates visit the campuses of all our partner schools each spring to conduct information sessions and hold interviews. If you attend one of these schools, please work through your Career Services office to apply for an internship at Gore or to learn about upcoming career events on campus.
The campus career events for the 2022-2023 recruiting period have all been held. Look back in December 2023 for a list of events for the 2023-2024 recruiting period.
Your Resume
Take the time to create a good resume. In addition to highlighting the obvious things like work and school experience, we look for evidence of teamwork, leadership, communication skills and hands-on aptitude and experience. If selected for an interview, be prepared to share relevant examples of your personal qualities and professional qualifications.
Because Gore operates in 30 countries worldwide, any language skills or experience you may have working or living in other cultures are a plus. Be sure to highlight these on your resume.
Email Communications
Our recruiters often use email to communicate with applicants. To ensure you receive our emails, please add collegerecruiting@wlgore.com to your address book.
Interview Questions
If you’re selected for interviews with Gore, be prepared to answer questions relevant to your field of study as well as behavioral questions throughout your interview process. Many factors make for a good fit with Gore. For engineering positions, one of those factors is a high level of technical skill and aptitude in order to prepare you for the technical challenge of the work you will be doing at Gore.
Compensation and Benefits
Internships for students at Gore are always paid internships that typically take place over the summer. In the U.S., Gore hires interns for its sites in Newark, DE; Elkton, MD; Phoenix, AZ; Flagstaff, AZ; and Santa Clara, CA. We offer a temporary housing program for interns who do not live locally. However, none of our housing or plant locations are near public transportation routes, so you will need a car, bike or carpooling arrangements in order to get to work.
Drug-Free Workplace
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore is a M/F, Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.
Typical Opportunities
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