Bath Iron Works is a full-service shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, operating since 1884 as part of General Dynamics Marine Systems. Its core work is the design, construction, and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S. Navy, including Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers.
Employees work across a range of environments - offices, the shop floor, and onboard ships during sea trials - and in roles spanning naval engineering, welding, systems installation, and design engineering. The shipyard offers structured training programs covering trades as broad as carpentry through to design engineering, making it a route into skilled technical careers for people at various starting points.
Bath Iron Works is described as a major employer in the region and has maintained a continuous presence in Maine for more than 140 years. Its work feeds directly into U.S. Navy readiness, with technical domains that include stealth ship technology, workforce development, and the full lifecycle of naval vessel support.