Civil Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 89,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works is seeking a Civil Engineer to drive Terraform-driven development, focusing on time management systems and collateral microservices for Baltimore-based customers. You will own projects end-to-end, write clear acceptance criteria, and document critical Kafka-based infrastructure to accelerate onboarding.

The role rewards hands-on ownership, a fast-paced learning culture, and the ability to relocate or work on-site in Baltimore, MD.

Qualifications

• Active listening and collaborative mindset are essential.
• Ability to own projects from concept through delivery.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, curiosity-driven environment.
• Willingness to relocate or work on-site in Baltimore, MD.

Responsibilities

• Ship a Terraform rewrite that reduces technical debt and delivers impact.
• Own and advance the Time Management subsystem used by the team.
• Maintain and refine microservices supporting Illinois Tool Works customers in Baltimore, MD.
• Document the Kafka system to shorten onboarding for the next mid-level engineer.
• Translate vague tickets into clear Terraform acceptance criteria.

Skills

Active listening

Ownership of projects

Adaptability in fast-paced env

Willingness to relocate

Tools

Terraform

Kafka

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Code that ships to millions starts as a pull request on someone's screen, and at Illinois Tool Works we want that someone to be our next Civil Engineer. This role blends $89,000 - $123,000 pay with the autonomy to shape Time Management work and a team that grows together.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the Terraform deeply collaborative rewrite that pays down years of Illinois Tool Works technical debt
• Own the detail-focused Time Management subsystem that the rest of Illinois Tool Works quietly depends on
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Illinois Tool Works customers in Baltimore, MD
• Document the Kafka system so the next mid-level engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Terraform acceptance criteria
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Translate a napkin idea from Illinois Tool Works founders into a Time Management documentation-first prototype

What You'll Bring

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, relentlessly curious environment
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Prior experience working on-site in Baltimore, MD, or willingness to relocate

Long obsessed with Terraform, Illinois Tool Works has turned a Baltimore office into one of the high-energy centers of technology innovation in MD. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

From the $89,000 - $123,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Interpersonal Skills and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

Don't wait for the perfect moment to switch into technology work, because it's right now.