Intern - Engineer [Chicago, IL]

Iteris•Chicago, IL

1d•$26 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an Intern - Engineer that seeks to join a talented group of professionals to promote thriving communities by applying technology to solve complex issues in transportation. The ideal candidate will work, in partnership with Iteris Engineering staff, with state, regional, and local agencies to deliver various transportation engineering and planning projects to improve our communities. Candidate will be trained and considered for the Assistant Engineer position in Chicago, IL upon completion of the internship Iteris, Inc. is a provider of smart mobility infrastructure management solutions and part of the Almaviva Group businesses serving the transportation and logistics industry. Iteris’ cloud-enabled solutions help public transportation agencies, municipalities, commercial entities, and other transportation infrastructure providers monitor, visualize, and optimize mobility infrastructure to make mobility safe, efficient, and sustainable. As a pioneer in intelligent transportation systems technology, Iteris’ advanced detection sensors, mobility and traffic data, software-as-a-service offerings, and consulting services represent a comprehensive range of mobility infrastructure management solutions that serve customers in the United States and internationally. For more information, visit Iteris’ website at www.iteris.com. The Almaviva Group designs, implements, and manages advanced technological solutions and systems and related logistics structures for companies and public administrations operating in a variety of sectors, including, but not limited to, transport, logistics, agriculture, digital health, defense and security, energy, utilities, financial services, industry, telecommunications, and media. For more information, visit Almaviva’s website at www.almaviva.it. Iteris, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender identity and expression, color, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions (including breastfeeding), national origin/ancestry, religion, military/veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic and group protected by applicable law. Iteris, Inc. complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure equal access to all qualified individuals with a physical or mental disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. A valid driver’s license may be required based on essential duties.

Requirements

Graduate of or currently enrolled in a Civil/Transportation engineering or planning program
Ability to obtain EIT certification in the next 6 months
Solid written and verbal communication/presentation skills
Self-starter with good motivational skills
Passion for transportation engineering
Microstation, AutoCAD, Excel, and familiarity with Synchro

Responsibilities

Assisting project engineers with transportation engineering or planning projects including fieldwork, design, analysis, preparation of presentations, graphics and other support tasks as needed
The ideal candidate should possess basic MicroStation skills to directly assist in plan preparation for existing projects (IDOT D1 Design, Joliet ATMS etc.)
Candidate will be also trained to assist in basic tasks of existing traffic signal timing projects including IDOT D1 SCAT and smaller construction-related projects
Summarize/process count data and insert to Synchro, set up cameras for counts, conduct before/after-implementation travel studies, assist with field data collection, etc.