Summer 2026 Structural Engineering Intern

Progressive Companies•Grand Rapids, MI

22h

About The Position

The Progressive Companies Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time experience where classroom learning meets real-world impact. You’ll dive into hands-on projects, sharpen your problem-solving and communication skills, and gain a front-row seat to the world of architecture, design, engineering, and construction. Along the way, enjoy community outings, wellness events, service-learning projects, and lunch-and-learns that fuel both your career and your curiosity. As a Structural Engineering Intern, you will work collaboratively with project managers and other engineers to perform structural analysis, designing tasks and modeling assignments for a variety of building types, sizes, and materials. You will prepare project work ranging from conceptual design to final construction documentation using AutoCAD, Revit, RISA, and RAM software.

Requirements

Enrollment in an EAC/ABET-accredited Civil Engineering program with a focus on structures (enrollment in master’s degree program preferred.)
Desire to learn about architectural building process.
Knowledge of Revit or AutoCAD required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook required.

Nice To Haves

enrollment in master’s degree program preferred
Knowledge of the structural engineering and documentation process preferred.
Knowledge of structural analysis with a variety of building types, sizes and materials preferred.
Knowledge of quality assurance/quality control processes and a strong attention to detail.
Ability to produce construction drawings and specifications.
Basic knowledge of structural standards and regulations, and the ability to research and apply/incorporate into technical documents.
Strong math, analytical, and problem-solving technical skills, and ability to communicate well as demonstrated through your competencies.
Experience in RAM or RISA preferred.
Experience in Project, SharePoint, and Teams preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the project team to ensure they achieve project schedules and budgets.
Manage multiple projects in a timely and accurate manner, monitoring overall project progress according to the project scope and available resources.
Provide drafting services and final engineering documents consistent with Progressive’s standards.
Assist in the designing of task and modeling assignments for a variety of building types, sizes, and materials.
Provide structural analysis consistent with Progressive Companies’ standards.
Collaborate with various disciplines throughout Progressive Companies. Regularly communicate with Project Manager(s), Project Designer(s) and/or Project Architects(s) to understand any changes to project design, scope, schedule, and budget.
Understand what the deliverable needs to be to meet your client’s project needs and what it takes to make projects successful.
Use design and analysis software/technology, including Revit, AutoCAD, RAM, RISA, and other emerging technologies for presentation and production purposes.