Geotechnical Engineering Intern

ENGEO Incorporated•Newport Beach, CA

12h•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

ENGEO 360° is a summer internship for university students interested in professional engineering consulting. Interns take on responsibilities that contribute to projects and work across office, field, and laboratory environments. The primary focus is geotechnical engineering, with exposure to geoenvironmental, hydrologic, and geologic engineering. Interns receive support from a Servant Leader, a Go-To buddy, technical leaders, project managers, and others. They primarily divide their time between office and field work and spend up to one week at a soil laboratory in San Ramon, Lathrop, Rocklin, or Valencia. The program also includes an intern workshop, a team event at the corporate office, and social events such as picnics, barbecues, and informal outings.

Requirements

Be a university student; no specific degree, year of study, or experience requirement is stated.

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 and gain experience on large-scale construction projects.
Become certified to operate a nuclear gauge through onsite training.
Depending on existing knowledge, support technical staff with drafting, calculations, cross-sections, laboratory program development, boring logs, and report preparation.
Participate in client engagements and meetings as appropriate.
Work with laboratory operations systems and assist with tests such as compaction curves, cylinders, Atterberg limits, and gradation.
Participate in internship events and build relationships with mentors and colleagues.