Coastal Engineering Intern - Summer '26

Make Waves with Your Career!

W.F. Baird & Associates (“Baird”) is looking for a talented engineering student to join us as a Coastal Engineering Intern for Summer 2026

As part of our global team, you’ll dive into real world projects in marine, coastal, and waterfront engineering, from design to construction, while collaborating with Baird offices around the globe. If you’re motivated, curious, and ready to grow your skills, this is your chance to gain hands on experience and make an impact.

Company Description: Baird is a 140+ person employee-owned engineering firm specializing in coastal, marine, and riverine engineering with offices in U.S., Canada, Australia, Barbados, Jamaica, Chile, and UK. It is one of the only firms in the world dedicated exclusively to marine and coastal projects.

https://www.baird.com

What you will do

Working under supervising professional engineers, you will make an impact by:

• Participating in field data collection
• Performing engineering analyses and design of coastal and marine structures
• Assisting with the preparation of project deliverables including technical reports, calculations, cost estimates, specifications and drawings
• Assisting with the construction administration tasks for projects for active projects

Characteristics that make you a good fit for this role:

• Across the organization, people want to work with you because you are approachable, collaborative and flexible. You enjoy working in a high-accountability team environment.
• You are independently organized with your time and can manage meeting multiple project deadlines.
• You are not afraid to raise your hand when opportunities arise.
• Your excellent communication (verbal and written) skills would be described as positive, respectful, clear and concise.

What you bring:

Required:

• Junior, Senior, or Graduate student standing in an ABET-accredited engineering program specializing in civil, coastal, ocean or environmental engineering
• Demonstrates a genuine interest in coastal systems and a commitment to protecting and enhancing our natural coastal and marine environments
• Experience with or willingness to learn GIS software
• Experience with or willingness to learn programming with MATLAB and/or Python

Preferred:

• Previous intern experience with an engineering consulting firm
• Working knowledge of and experience with AutoCAD

Baird is employee-owned. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. 

W.F. Baird & Associates (Baird) is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all and is proud to be an EOE/M/F/D/V.

Baird is an equal-opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work) and will not be discriminated against based on such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where Baird operates.

We thank all candidates for their interest. Baird is a diverse and inclusive workplace that is welcoming to all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We encourage you to apply even if you don't match all of our job requirements!

Disclaimer: The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

Please note applicants must be legally entitled to work in the U.S. now and in the future, without requiring employer sponsorship to be considered.