Geotechnical Engineering Intern

ENGEOorporated•San Diego, CA

About The Position

ENGEO 360° is a summer internship for university students interested in professional engineering consulting. Interns take on real responsibilities supporting projects and gain experience in office, field, and laboratory environments. The work focuses primarily on geotechnical engineering, with exposure to geoenvironmental, hydrologic, and geologic engineering. Interns primarily divide their time between office and field work and spend up to one week in a soil laboratory. Support is provided by a Servant Leader, a Go-To buddy, technical leaders, project managers, and others. The internship also includes social events, an intern workshop, and a team event at the corporate office. Applications are being accepted for summer 2027.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning and conducting field investigations, including logging borings and test pits, collecting samples, performing field tests, and observing or assisting with cone penetration and geophysical testing.
Observe construction of foundations, ground improvement, shoring, grading operations, and other geotechnical construction.
Learn how geotechnical recommendations and designs are implemented.
Gain experience working on large-scale construction projects.
Become certified to operate a nuclear gauge through onsite training.
Support technical staff with engineering tasks, depending on the intern’s knowledge base.
Assist with drafting, calculations, cross-sections, laboratory program development, boring logs, and report preparation.
Participate in client engagements and meetings as appropriate.
Work with ENGEO laboratory operations systems and assist with laboratory testing, including compaction curves, cylinders, Atterberg limits, and gradation.