Structural Engineering Intern - Summer 2024

Company Description

Alpine is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry’s best service to truss manufacturers.  Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive.  We are also a leader in delivering software solutions to homebuilders to increase productivity and profitability.  Alpine is a division of ITW, a F200 global diversified manufacturer with $14B in revenue.

ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Structural Engineering Intern for ITW, Alpine, will focus on the subject of metal connected wood truss design for residential and non-residential construction. This person will work closely with our engineering leadership team to better understand truss design and how to load trusses per customer specifications. In addition, this person will dig deeper into our engineering process to provide an outside in perspective to understand how we can better serve our customers, simplify our engineering processes and allow us to be more effective on a day-to-day basis.

Core Responsibilities:

• Work within our custom truss design and engineering software
• Collaborate across multiple engineering teams in locations across the US.
• Utilize engineering knowledge and workflow to better understand and define engineering activities

Expected Learnings:

• Basic understating of roof and floor trusses for residential construction
• Proper loading and understating of commercial and residential prefabricated trusses
• Workflow understanding of engineering processes
• Typical construction practices and types of prefabricated trusses

Qualifications

• Rising Senior
• Established progression through an accredited Structural Engineering program.
• An interest in residential and small to mid-sized commercial construction.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and platforms.
• Proficiency in MS Suite of products including PowerPoint and Excel
• Desire to become a certified Professional Engineer
• Openminded and willingness to learn

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.