Traffic Engineering Intern

Alliant Engineering
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesPosted Sep 4, 2026

About the role

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm that values collaboration, professional growth, and employee success. Our success is driven by our employee-owners, and we're excited to have you be a part of it.

The Impact You’ll Have

As a Traffic Engineering Intern, you will gain hands-on experience supporting a variety of traffic engineering projects while working alongside and learning from experienced professionals. You’ll contribute to meaningful work involving traffic studies, traffic signal design and operations, signing and pavement marking plans, traffic management, and multimodal transportation improvements for state, county, and municipal clients. This internship provides the opportunity to develop technical skills, apply engineering concepts, and make a real impact on transportation projects in our communities.

Responsibilities

Assist with preliminary and final design of projects - signals, lighting, ITS, signing and pavement markings. Perform traffic analysis and simulation modeling for transportation studies and corridor design projects. Support the development of traffic signal timing plans for urban arterials. Perform roadway safety analyses for transportation plans. Assist with preparation of transportation study reports and supporting documents. Coordinate design decisions with other engineering disciplines. Plan, coordinate, and execute work in a safe, timely, cost-effective and compliant manner. Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Actively pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Strong technical and problem solving skills Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word Exposure to or interest in

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