2026 student jobs
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How can you get work experience at the drba?
The 2026 DRBA Summer Internship and Co-Op Programs are a great way to gain industry knowledge within your chosen field! You will have the opportunity to work alongside experts in your field, all while gaining hands-on and practical knowledge. As an intern, you will learn more about our organization through fun and exciting visits to our facilities.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERNSHIPS AND CO-OPS?
Internships at the DRBA last 10 weeks and extend from June to August. As a co-op student, you will work during the school year for up to 6 months and are considered either extended internships or trainee-level positions. At the DRBA, both are paid and available to undergraduate and graduate students. Look for upcoming co-op openings!
WHAT'S THE VALUE OF STUDENT WORK EXPERIENCE?
The fact that DRBA student jobs are paid is almost the icing on the cake! Consider these other benefits:
- Career Insights & Development – Gain real-world exposure in your chosen career field
- Build Connections – Start networking with people in your field, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams
- Resume Building – Gain relevant job experience to make your resume stand out from the crowd!
- Skills Enhancement /Confidence Building – You will have the opportunity to learn from the best and enhance your skills to ensure that you're confident applying the knowledge acquired to support your career goals.
WHEN SHOULD I APPLY?
The 2026 Internship job postings are LIVE! Apply now! Application deadline is February 17, 2025.
ISN'T IT TOO SOON TO APPLY FOR POSITIONS OPEN IN THE SPRING AND FALL?
No. This is truly a situation of the early bird catching the worm. Applying too late is a mistake that many students make. We do interviews and send out acceptance letters well before the summer begins. Make sure you're in the running by getting in your application! It's a great way to enjoy your spring semester knowing that you have summer employment with a great company already secured.
WHAT TYPES OF POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE?
Various departments are participating in the 2026 Internship Program! Whether your field is in network engineering, social media marketing, digital marketing, airport management, criminal justice, executive administration, HR, Hospitality/Food and Retail, and maintenance operations. Learn more and apply below!
WANT TO LEARN MORE? Check out this video of our past interns as part of a special project discussing their experiences within the program!
WHO QUALIFIES?
Please note that each position is different, but the program is generally open to students who are degree-seeking (Associate, Bachelor, Masters) or recent graduates. Our program will give students hands-on experience, leadership development, exposure to senior leaders, and cross-functional teams.
DO I NEED A RESUME?
Yes. That's part of the experience beginning with the application process. Students submit resumes and can be chosen to next experience phone screens with hiring managers, and interviews to determine if the position is a good fit. If chosen, acceptance calls and letters are sent out and interns report to work in June to work through August.
WHAT TYPE OF WORK WILL I DO?
If selected, you are assigned to a team/manager who will provide you with assignments and/or projects to support throughout your internship. Your time at the Authority will allow you to build your skills, increase your career insight, and have an enjoyable work experience. You will be able to network and market yourself for potential future positions inside and outside of the Authority.
This is a terrific opportunity to receive real-world work experience and gain a greater understanding of prospective career paths. The door is open to you to develop new levels of understanding, knowledge, and skills.
AND IT'S NOT ALL WORK!
Almost every week, interns come together as a group to tour the various DRBA facilities. No matter your assignment, you'll get a full experience of the various sites and areas involved in operating a Transportation Authority. From the ferry at Fort Delaware to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and at various Delaware and New Jersey airports, interns learn the full spectrum of what it takes to keep people connecting between Delaware and New Jersey.
2025 Interns Welcome Portrait
Onboard the Ferry, interns visit the Bridge and see how captains navigate. After they posed on the car deck.
Each intern class gets to tour the Delaware Memorial Bridge from the bottom to the top! Posed here on the bridge anchorage
The Interns posed at NASW at Cape May Airport (WWD) after visiting the museum
Interns at the top of the Delaware Memorial Bridge
AVAILABLE OPENINGS – Internships below represent offerings in 2025 in the following areas.
Open student positions
network engineering
Summer InternshiP
Working with the Principal Network Engineer and Associate Network Engineer. Daily activities will include the administration and security of the networks and related infrastructure that sustain the business needs of the Delaware River and Bay Authority (Authority).
Police Department
Summer Internship
The Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department Student Internship Program will expose interested college students to professional and rewarding law enforcement careers. The objective of the DRBA Police Department is to provide a positive learning environment for students to experience the various aspects and responsibilities of law enforcement.
Maintenance Operations
Summer InternshiP
This internship will give the intern valuable real-world experience in a variety of operational areas at the DRBA. Most job responsibilities require performing maintenance, operation of equipment, and similar maintenance work procedures.
Human Resources
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Is a career in HR in your future? Gain valuable, real-world HR experience in a variety of areas from administration to talent acquisition, benefits, and more, with this internship located in New Castle.
hospitality/ Food & retail (F&R)
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Providing a positive customer experience at the Ferry includes on-board food and retail options that create memories for years to come. See how our teams plan and implement offerings and merchandise them to appeal to the traveling public.
Executive administration
summer internship
Work at the administrative campus in New Castle within the Executive administrative offices. Work includes analysis, assist in developing programs, procedures and practices in support of the operation of the Authority.
AirPort Operations
sUMMER iNTERNSHIP
What does it take to manage a modern airport? Work with the management team from Wilmington Airport to learn about aviation management from the ground up! Did you know our current Airport Assistant Director first started as a DRBA intern?
Digital Content & Marketing
(CApe May)
summer internship
Working with the Social Media Manager in Communications & Marketing, this internship will assist in the implementation of a wide variety of marketing activities and social media to increase brand awareness of the Authority and its businesses particularly for Cape-May based services, specifically the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and Cape May Airport.
Digital Content & Marketing
(New Castle)
summer Internship
Working within the Communications & Marketing Department the Digital Content & Marketing Intern is responsible for assisting in and implementing a wide variety of communications, internal marketing activities, web projects, data analysis & tracking to increase digital communications capabilities of the Authority. There is so much more to it!