About the role#
As a Structural Engineer Intern in the Protective Design and Security practice, you will support risk-led security strategies, hardened structures, and secure site design. You will gain exposure to threat-informed engineering and structural hardening strategies that help mitigate security risks in the built environment.
What you'll do#
- Support engineering work involving blast effects, progressive collapse, and structural hardening.
- Assist with analysis, modeling, and calculation tasks for protective design and physical security.
- Prepare reports, technical summaries, and design documentation.
- Coordinate with architects, engineers, planners, and security specialists in a multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in on-site assessments, field surveys, and construction-phase activities.
- Build familiarity with the firm's collaborative culture and performance-based approach to protective design.
What you'll need#
- Current undergraduate or graduate student status in civil or structural engineering or a related field.
- Interest in protective design, security, resilience, and hazard-resistant engineering.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with design, visualization, and computational tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino/Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, SAP2000, or ETABS.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Location & details#
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full time.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship.
About Thornton Tomasetti
Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering and design services for a wide range of projects. The firm specializes in structural engineering, facade engineering, and building renewal. It also works on forensics, sustainability, and emergency response. Founded in 1949, the company is based in New York and employs over 2,000 people.
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