Civil Engineering Intern - Traffic - Summer 2027

Jacobs; Appleton (WI); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Civil/Traffic Engineering Intern to join our Transportation team in Wisconsin. You will contribute to traffic operations, corridor studies, and design tasks using SYNCHRO, HCS, and AutoCAD Civil 3D under professional guidance.

This internship offers hands-on experience in a multidisciplinary environment with real client projects. You’ll gain mentorship, apply classroom knowledge to practice, and develop skills in traffic analysis, modeling, and design, preparing for a

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related degree.
• Previous design or transportation-related coursework is preferred.
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Assist with traffic operations analyses, corridor studies and traffic design tasks.
• Support traffic engineering projects using software tools (SYNCHRO, HCS, AutoCAD Civil 3D).
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team under the guidance of professional engineers and senior staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field in progress

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

SYNCHRO

Highway Capacity Software (HCS)

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs is seeking a Civil/ Traffic Engineering Intern to join our Transportation team working on projects that bring innovative solutions to our clients’ challenges locally and worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team and be involved in a variety of engineering tasks for our DOT clients; aimed at improving traffic flow, safety, and infrastructure.

In this position you will work with a multidisciplinary team taking on a variety of tasks that blend your theoretical knowledge with practical application. Under the guidance of professional engineers, architects and other senior technical staff you will work on a variety of transportation and traffic engineering projects related to traffic operations, safety analysis, corridor studies, traffic simulation modeling, signal timing & operations, and traffic design (signals, signs, pavement markings, illumination, ITS, etc.). Work will be performed utilizing Big Data, with traffic engineering software including SYNCHRO, Highway Capacity Software (HCS), as well as AutoCAD Civil 3D.

You’ll be surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your new career. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global, and local.

If you’re up for the challenge, we’ve been looking for someone just like you.

Here’s what you'll need

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related degree
• Knowledge of and experience using CADD/Design software (preferably AutoCAD Civil 3D)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Previous experience design or transportation-related coursework
• Authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on August 13, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.