What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Structural Services Division position at raSmith?
Description
We currently have an opening for a student to fill a summer 2026 intern position at our Brookfield, WI office (approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee). We are looking for students with an interest in gaining practical engineering experience through on-the-job training. The tasks are diverse, depending on our current projects. Our diverse structural projects include design and three-dimensional modeling of a variety of structural systems including cast-in-place and precast concrete, structural steel, masonry, wood and old formed steel framing for health care, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.
Ranked #2 as a Top Workplace, raSmith is a growing multi-disciplinary consulting civil and structural engineering and land surveying firm with over 45 years of experience. We work on projects nationwide from our six locations in Wisconsin, Illinois and California.
At raSmith, our culture is focused on client service, quality and innovation. We strongly believe in work/life balance and employee development. These attributes and our people-oriented environment have led us to receive numerous project and culture awards.
Intern - Structural Services Division - Primary Responsibilities:
On any given day our intern students could be working on the following:
- Structural design efforts involving drawings and calculations for assigned projects and structural systems of cast-in-place and precast concrete, structural steel, masonry, wood and cold formed steel framing for a variety of healthcare, commercial, retail, multi-family residential, industrial and institutional buildings nationwide.
- The intern tasks may be equally diverse, depending on our current projects.
Structural Student Program - Benefits:
Our student employees can immediately participate in our 401(k) plan with a generous Company Match.
- 401K plan with immediate employee participation and generous company match
- Professional development opportunities in a variety of mentoring and training programs
- People-oriented culture, well-recognized within the industry
- Company picnics and seasonal events
- Social and team-building opportunities
- Fun sports leagues such as softball, basketball, bowling, cycling, disc golf, and others
- Corporate wear reimbursement
- Employee referral bonus
Requirements
Intern - Structural Services Division - Skills and Requirements:
Qualified Students must meet the following requirements:
- Have completed the Junior Year of a 4 year Bachelor of Science Program in Civil Engineering at an accredited college or university and coursework in structural engineering.
- Have some exposure to AutoCAD, Revit and Microsoft Office products
- Able to solve basic structural engineering problems; good decision-making skills
- Skilled at planning by accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
We are proud to be an EOE/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disabled employer.
Please check out our website at www.rasmith.com to see some project examples, videos / testimonials and to learn more about our organization.
