Engineering Design Intern (Summer 2025)

As an Engineering Design Intern with KLJ you will assist in providing engineering support to engineers with day-to-day project related tasks. The role will be a great opportunity to get firsthand experience with engineering related projects and to start to utilize your educational background.

What will you do?

Assists engineer teams in various tasks and duties.
Assists Engineer with research, development and design of projects.
Assists Engineer with the preparation of engineering drawings and documents as assigned
Assist Engineer with construction inspection of infrastructure
Apply knowledge of fundamental civil engineering principles and standards to individual project tasks
Learn and utilize analysis and design software
Ensure compliance with KLJ quality standards
Utilize effective written and oral communication

What you’re responsible for

Become familiar with the details of putting together a set of plans
Perform basic engineering calculations
Organize information for use in drawings or other documents

What you’ll need

Enrolled in a 4 year college studying a degree in Civil Engineering
Must possess basic MS Office skills including Word and Excel
Must have a valid driver’s license and able to operate motorized vehicles

Preferences:

Previous internship experience in related field
Self-starter

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

Who we are

Here at KLJ, we are Safe, Inclusive, Learners, Performers and Owners. We care that you get home safely. Every person, every idea, and every voice matters. We encourage personal and professional growth. We celebrate performance. As a 100% employee-owned firm, your decisions and efforts will help shape OUR great company.

Why work at KLJ

KLJ Engineering might be just the company you have been looking for. We are that perfect size – not so big that you become a number, not so small that our resources are limited. Here, you can be you, in all your engineering, surveying, planning and scientist glory. Just as you are. We embrace how much you love engineering, because we love it too. We love it when a road curves just right, when we see a familiar water tower on our drive home, or when we consider the fiber in the ground connects us to our friends and family. If you are looking to join a great firm, with amazing technical talent, we know just the place, here at KLJ.

The employee is regularly required to:

Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and crawl
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
Talk or hear and communicate clearly

The employee must:

Be able to walk on uneven terrain up to three miles per day
Frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 75 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What Else You Need to Know

At KLJ we have a vested interest in the personal, financial, and professional goals of our employees. The salary for this position is expected to range between $17-22 dependent upon qualifications.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US, without employer-sponsorship. KLJ does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas and does not participate in any OPT training program.

KLJ will not be partnering with third-party recruiters on this position. Please review our third-party recruiting policy at www.kljeng.com/careers.

Job will be posted until filled.

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