Civil Engineering Intern - Traffic - Summer 2027

Jacobs; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Jacobs' Transportation team seeks a Civil/Traffic Engineering Intern to support projects that improve traffic operations, safety and infrastructure on local DOT clients and worldwide.

Under supervision, you will gain hands-on experience with traffic analysis, design tasks, and software like Synchro and AutoCAD Civil 3D, while benefiting from mentorship and a flexible hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related degree.
• Knowledge of and experience using CADD/Design software (preferably AutoCAD Civil 3D).
• Previous experience design or transportation-related coursework.
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Assist on traffic operations, safety analysis, and corridor studies for transportation projects.
• Support traffic simulation modeling and signal timing/operations tasks.
• Contribute to traffic design work including signals, signs, pavement markings, and ITS.
• Collaborate with engineers and seniors using Big Data and software like SYNCHRO, HCS, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Skills

CADD/Design software

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

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.