Job Description

Job Description: Structural Intern (Summer 2026)

Company: Michael Baker International

Michael Baker International is an internationally recognized architecture practice with a portfolio spanning nearly 80 years. We pride ourselves on providing superior technical ability, visionary design, and collaborative integration. Our approach seamlessly integrates architecture, planning, landscape architecture, engineering, and management to deliver unsurpassed holistic, sustainable, and innovative solutions for our clients’ challenges.

We believe that successful projects balance both performance and aesthetics, measuring success by functionality, value, and exceeding client expectations.

What We’re Looking For

Michael Baker International is seeking a Structural Intern (Summer 2026) to join our Boston (Waltham), MA office. The successful candidate will play a supporting role to our Structural Engineers, assisting with critical tasks on vertical (buildings) structural projects.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in completing engineering analysis for structural components.
• Support the creation of design drawings and details.
• Potentially review shop drawings for construction accuracy.
• Perform other construction administration tasks relevant to an engineering office.
• Work under close supervision, with most problems encountered resolved with guidance.

What You Need To Succeed

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural, Civil, or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited College or University.
• Minimum of 3 years of completed schooling towards the degree.
• Basic understanding of the design principles for structural steel, concrete, and masonry components.
• Minimum 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Proficiency in the latest versions of MS Office Suite.
• Availability for in-office or optional hybrid work (minimum 3 days in office).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with structural analysis and design software such as Enercalc, RAM, ETABS, RISA, Tekla Tedds, and Mathcad.
• Basic knowledge of Revit.

Compensation

The approximate compensation range for this position is $18 – $25 per hour. This range is a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

About Us

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction, and program management. For over 85 years, we have been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges, leveraging a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation, and integrity.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on a diverse range of projects including roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, airports, water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration, and specialized overseas construction. We serve as trusted advisors, making communities safer, more accessible, more sustainable, and more prosperous.

We are committed to visionary leadership, facilitating transformational change, and delivering differentiating innovations through a team of dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life, and we make a difference.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

Massachusetts Specific Notice: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.