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Intern - Engineering (Summer)

State of South Dakota
Rapid, SD Intern
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title:Intern - Engineering

Supervisor: Steve Palmer

Agency:Department of Transportation

Location:Rapid City

Minimum Salary: $22.19 (Non-Engineer Students) and $24.73 (Engineer Students)

  • APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description

Put your teamwork and technical skills to work as an SDDOT Field Engineering Intern where you'll:

  • coordinate with contractors to conduct materials testing and inspections on state highway construction projects;
  • work with project engineers and technicians to measure work for construction payments;
  • work outside in a construction setting.

Qualifications

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=3W4

  • Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Telephone: 605.773.3148

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

Salary : $22

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