Careers

Company Days

Company Days are an opportunity to connect directly with our Industry Partners. Attend an information session, learn about potential career paths, share your resume, and possibly land your next job or internship! Submit your resume here and sign up for one or all of our upcoming Company Days located in room 13-117! The meetings take place from 11-noon and food is provided.

Career Fair 2022 will be on October 28th, 2022 from 10am-2pm and will take place in the ATL. Our companies from the Industrial Partners Program will be joining! Please contact Sara Leader (sleader@calpoly.edu).

COMPANY DATE
RGH Geo TBA
Power Engineering Construction Co. TBA

Jobs and Internships

Opportunities posted here are shared directly by our corporate partners to recruit our students. Feel free to apply as directed by the links. 

position intern/perm company Specialty Location Deadline to apply date posted
Civil Engineer Permanent ACME Engineering Civil Napa/Sonoma Open Until Filled 3/13/23
Internship Temp Trussell Any Oakland, Pasadena, San Diego Open Until Filled 3/13/23
Full-time positions Perm/Temp Trussell Any Oakland, Pasadena, San Diego Open Until Filled 3/13/23
Associate Engineer Perm Commercial Development Resources Civil Costa Mesa Open Until Filled 3/14/23
Research Data Specialist  Perm Cal Careers Any San Luis Obispo Open Until Filled 3/17/23
Voss Labs Engineering Lab Perm Voss Labs Any Benicia Open Until Filled 3/22/23
Engineering Intern Intern Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission civil Santa Cruz, CA April 6 3/23/23
Summer Intern Intern R&F Engineering Any Roseville, CA Open Until Filled 3/23/23
USAJOBS Virtual Workshop n/a NOAA n/a virtual n/a 3/23/23
Interdisciplinary Environmental Engineer Perm Department of the Navy  Any San Diego, CA Open Until Filled 4/3/23
Water Resource Control Engineer Perm State Water Resources Control Board Any Sacramento, CA 4/23/23 4/11/23
Junior Engineer Perm California Dynamics Corporation Any Los Angeles, CA Open Until Filled 4/13/23
Junior Engineer Perm Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District ( Any Riverside County 4/24/23 4/13/23
CalEPA Virtual Career Day Career Fair CalEPA any virtual 4/26/23 4/13/23
Assistant Resident Engineer Perm Department of Transportation Any Santa Barbara, CA Open Until Filled 4/14/23
Office Engineer Perm Anser Advisory Any Los Angeles, CA
Open Until Filled
4/19/23
Office Engineer Perm Anser Advisory Any Bakersfield, CA
Open Until Filled
4/19/23

Department of Toxic Substances Control
Perm Cal Careers Any Berkley, CA 5/2/2023 4/19/23
Electrical Engineer Perm Engineer I/II/III  Any Bakersfield, CA
Open Until Filled
4/19/23
Faculties Engineer Perm Engineer I/II/III  Any Bakersfield, CA
Open Until Filled
4/19/23
Engineer Perm Swanson Engineering Civil Bakersfield, CA
Open Until Filled
4/19/23
Sr Civil Engineer Perm BoxPower  Civil N/A Open Until Filled 4/24/23
Sr Electrical Engineer Perm BoxPower Electrical N/A Open Until Filled 4/24/23
Several Job Openings Perm Caltrans Any N/A Open Until Filled 4/24/23
Maffei Structural Engineering – Externship Program Temp Maffei Structural Engineering Civil/Structural  San Francisco, CA April 30 4/24/23
Design Engineer I Perm Sherwood Design Engineers Civil Santa Cruz, CA Open Until Filled 4/24/23
Internship Intern The City of San Jose Any San Jose, CA 5/11/23 5/4/23
Transportation Engineering Associate Perm Los Angeles Department of Transportation Any Los Angeles, CA Open Until Filled 5/15/23
Engineering Student Assistant Perm Caltrans Any San Luis Obispo, CA 5/31/23 5/18/23
Engineering Student Assistant Perm Caltrans Enve San Luis Obispo, CA 5/31/23 5/18/23
Engineering Technician Intern Great Basin Any Sonora, CA Open Until Filled 5/31/23

CE/ENVE Department Jobs

If interested in a position listed below, please connect directly with the faculty member. If approved, the faculty member will initiate the hiring process. More information regarding the detailed hiring process, your rights as an ISA (Instruction Student Assistant), and the bargaining unit contract person can be found in the Cal Poly Student Employment Handbook. Job descriptions and minimum qualifications are listed for each of the positions posted.

The pay for these positions is $14/hr for undergraduate students and $15/hr for graduate students. Qualified students must be eligible to work in the U.S., be in good academic standing, meet the minimum qualifications, and be at least a half-time student. Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of the University.

While there is no official DEADLINE for grader positions, these decisions are typically made within the two weeks of the start of the quarter. The sooner you connect with the faculty, the better. Please address any questions you have about the process to ceenve@calpoly.edu.

At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility. Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Polytechnic State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

 

CE/ENVE Department Research Jobs

Research opportunities for students to work side by side with department faculty on projects that make a difference. Please connect directly with the faculty member to express interest. 

student project major contact details
Undergraduate Santa Rosa Creek Foundation Summer Research Program Civil Engineering Dr. Stefan Talke
  • These internships are available to develop, build, test, and deploy low-cost water-level sensors in the coastal ocean. The students will be paid $3500 for the summer and will be apart of the scientific research process.
Undergraduate Mineta Transportation Institute grant for Nanomaterial Additives Civil Engineering

Dr. El Badawy,

Dr. Rahim

  • Dr. El Badawy and Dr. Rahim received a grant from Mineta Transportation Institute to develop nanomaterial additives to reduce moisture damage in hot mix asphalt. The student will carry out project tasks.
  • 1 year project that will start in May/June 2021.
Graduate Mineta Transportation Institute grant for Nanomaterial Additives Civil Engineering

Dr. El Badawy,

Dr. Rahim

  • Dr. El Badawy and Dr. Rahim received a grant from Mineta Transportation Institute to develop nanomaterial additives to reduce moisture damage in hot mix asphalt. The student will carry out project tasks.
  • 1 year project that will start in May/June 2021.
Undergraduate Corrosion Research any Dr. Long Wang
  • Designed experimental procedures to investigate corrosion damage development and have used machine learning techniques to automate damage detection based on images.

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