Structural Engineer Intern

Thornton Tomasetti • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Thornton Tomasetti’s Protective Design & Security team develops risk-led strategies to protect people, property, and operations from security risks in the built environment. The team combines security planning, physical and electronic security, intelligence, simulation, and human-centered design to develop layered protection strategies and performance-based solutions.

As a Structural Engineer Intern, you will support risk-led security strategies, hardened façades and structures, and secure site design for facilities and campuses across multiple sectors. You will gain exposure to threat-informed engineering, structural hardening, and protective design strategies intended to mitigate security risks.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or a related field.
• Interest in protective design, security, resilience, and hazard-resistant engineering.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with design, visualization, documentation, and computational tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino/Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, SAP2000, ETABS, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering work involving blast effects, progressive collapse, structural hardening, and related topics.
• Assist with analysis, modeling, and calculation tasks related to protective design and physical security.
• Help prepare reports, calculations, technical summaries, and design documentation.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, planners, and security specialists in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Participate in on-site assessments, field surveys, and construction-phase activities.
• Build familiarity with the company’s collaborative culture, service offerings, and performance-based approach to protective design.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, and other voluntary benefits, depending on employment status.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and childcare expenses.
• Paid time off.
• Family leave for new parents.
• Volunteer time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Commuter transit benefits where available.
• 401(k) retirement savings with company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Wellness, diversity/inclusion, and employee resource programs and initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed