Advanced Structural Applications Co-Op

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

Join our engineering team and help us take the big step toward automating cooling tower structural design. You’ll get hands-on experience working with real engineering templates, extracting design rules, and turning them into algorithms that can power future automation. Think of it as combining engineering problem-solving with coding smarts.

• Review calculation templates (Excel & Mathcad) for beams, columns, braces, and connections
• Translate engineering logic into easy-to-follow algorithms
• Build simple automation scripts (Python or VBA)
• Document workflows with flowcharts and decision trees
• Test and validate your work against real engineering designs

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently pursuing Civil Structural, or Mechanical Engineering (junior, senior, or M.S.)
• Comfortable with Excel (bonus if you know VBA)
• Some coding experience (Python preferred, MATLAB works too)
• Strong problem-solver who enjoys figuring out how things fit together
• Interest in the crossover between engineering design and automation

INFORMATION

• Status: Full-time, Temporary (6 months)
• Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Paid Co-Op
• Dates: January/February 2027 – July/August 2027
• Requirements: Reliable transportation to BAC Corporate Office every day
• Misc: Housing is not provided
• Location: BAC Corporate Office located at 7600 Dorsey Run Road, Jessup, MD 20794

BAC Hiring Compensation Range $22 - $28 per hour. 

BAC provides additional earnings in the form of overtime as applicable under law.