Transportation Engineering Designer
About The Position
TYLin is seeking a passionate Transportation Engineering Designer to join our growing Detroit office. This is an exciting opportunity for an early to mid-career engineer—whether you’re a newly minted PE, or an EIT on track to earn licensure in the next year—to make a meaningful impact on high-visibility transit and transportation projects throughout the state. In this role, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to deliver infrastructure that improves safety, accessibility, and community connection. You will gain hands-on experience with roadway and highway geometric design, site civil engineering, including grading and drainage, and utility design and coordination. You will also support transportation and transit design packages for the State of Michigan, MDOT, and the City of Detroit, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring projects from planning through design and delivery. Detroit is a city on the rise—and so is our local team. This position offers the rare chance to step into a small, agile group with huge market expansion potential. Join us now, and you’ll be positioned at the forefront of growth, working on impactful projects while carving your own path toward leadership opportunities as the team expands, increased responsibility on complex design projects, and becoming a key contributor and future technical leader within TYLin.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline).
- PE license in Michigan or the ability to obtain PE within one year (EITs encouraged to apply).
- Experience in transportation, roadway, or site civil design.
- Working knowledge of design software (MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, etc.).
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Responsibilities
- Roadway and highway geometric design.
- Site civil engineering, including grading and drainage.
- Utility design and coordination.
- Supporting transportation and transit design packages for the State of Michigan, MDOT, and the City of Detroit.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to bring projects from planning through design and delivery.
Benefits
- Extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
- Continuing education benefits
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
- Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
