Advanced Structural Applications Co-Op

Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.; Montevideo (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. is offering a paid Co‑Op in engineering to work on automating cooling tower design at the BAC Corporate Office in Jessup, MD.

The position is full‑time and temporary for six months, with a Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM schedule and January/February 2027 – July/August 2027 dates. You will review calculation templates (Excel & Mathcad), translate engineering logic into algorithms, build Python/VBA scripts, and document workflows.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Civil Structural or Mechanical Engineering (junior/senior/MS).
• Proficient with Excel; VBA a bonus.
• Some coding experience (Python preferred, MATLAB OK).
• Strong problem-solving and interest in engineering-automation crossover.

Responsibilities

• Review calculation templates (Excel & Mathcad) for beams, columns, braces, and connections.
• Translate engineering logic into easy-to-follow algorithms.
• Build simple automation scripts (Python or VBA).
• Document workflows with flowcharts and decision trees.
• Test and validate your work against real engineering designs.

Skills

Excel

VBA

Python

MATLAB

Problem-solving

Automation interest

Education

Engineering student (Civil/Structural or Mechanical)

Tools

Mathcad

Excel

Job description

Join our engineering team and help us take the big step toward automating cooling tower structural design. You'll get hands-on experience working with real engineering templates, extracting design rules, and turning them into algorithms that can power future automation. Think of it as combining engineering problem-solving with coding smarts.

• Review calculation templates (Excel & Mathcad) for beams, columns, braces, and connections
• Translate engineering logic into easy-to-follow algorithms
• Build simple automation scripts (Python or VBA)
• Document workflows with flowcharts and decision trees
• Test and validate your work against real engineering designs

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently pursuing Civil Structural, or Mechanical Engineering (junior, senior, or M.S.)
• Comfortable with Excel (bonus if you know VBA)
• Some coding experience (Python preferred, MATLAB works too)
• Strong problem-solver who enjoys figuring out how things fit together
• Interest in the crossover between engineering design and automation

INFORMATION

• Status: Full-time, Temporary (6 months)
• Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Paid Co-Op
• Dates: January/February 2027 – July/August 2027
• Requirements: Reliable transportation to BAC Corporate Office every day
• Misc: Housing is not provided
• Location: BAC Corporate Office located at 7600 Dorsey Run Road, Jessup, MD 20794

BAC Hiring Compensation Range $22 - $28 per hour.

BAC provides additional earnings in the form of overtime as applicable under law.

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