Protective Design Engineer Intern – Onsite & Mentorship

KPFF Consulting Engineers in; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime opportunities

Mentorship and training

Networking and career growth

Full-time employment potential after毕业

Job summary

KPFF Consulting Engineers in San Francisco is seeking a Protective Design Engineer Intern for Summer 2027. You will join theProtective Design team, contributing to blast analysis, progressive collapse evaluation, and other protective design tasks on federal, commercial, and infrastructure projects.

You will learn about structural behavior, dynamic loading, materials, and constructability while collaborating with engineers who specialize in protective design.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in Civil or Structural Eng (junior or higher) or a Master's in structural engineering.
• Coursework or exposure to structural dynamics, steel design and/or concrete design preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience with structural analysis software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering: support structural modeling, analysis, calculations, and design for protective design projects.
• Specialized experience: learn to evaluate structures for blast loads, progressive collapse and extreme conditions.
• Mentorship: work alongside engineers in structural and protective design.
• Project exposure: gain insight into project coordination, construction administration, and site visits when possible.
• Collaboration: work with multidisciplinary teams and clients to solve engineering challenges.
• Career development: build technical skills and explore a focused career path within structural engineering.

Skills

Excel

Word

ETABS

SAP2000

RISA

LS-DYNA

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Eng

Master's in Structural Eng

Tools

ETABS

SAP2000

RISA

LS-DYNA

Job description

KPFF Consulting Engineers in San Francisco is seeking a Protective Design Engineer Intern for Summer 2027. You will join theProtective Design team, contributing to blast analysis, progressive collapse evaluation, and other protective design tasks on federal, commercial, and infrastructure projects.

You will learn about structural behavior, dynamic loading, materials, and constructability while collaborating with engineers who specialize in protective design.