Fall 2025/Spring 2026 - Engineering Archives Intern - Philadelphia

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 internship program will run from September 22nd - April 24th. 

The Engineering Archives Intern position is a great opportunity to gain an introduction to infrastructure design document archiving processes at Amtrak. As part of the Planning & Engineering Support team within the Capital Delivery Department, this position will assist with imaging historical railroad drawings, cataloging new collections for the Archives, and maintaining documents within various physical and electronic storage systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Catalog design drawings and other related documents for archiving.
• Assist with imaging historical design documents and reviewing digitized documents for clarity and accuracy.
• Attach metadata to multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural documents (such as stations, track, communications & signals, power & electric traction, fleet, mechanical, etc) within document storage systems.
• Curate document sets for inclusion on Amtrak’s ArcGIS Asset Map.
• Supporting Archive team as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution.
• Must be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in Library Science, Archiving or Digital Technology.  
• Must have at least 1 year of academic undergraduate studies completed or a sophomore status at minimum.
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.
• Desire to learn or develop knowledge about the railroad industry.
• Detail-oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office 360/365 products.
• Quickly understands and uses processes and technologies that are continually being updated.
• Ability to work under time constraints and with essential deadlines.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and be a team player.
• Good written, organizational, and oral communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with construction design documents.
• Familiarity with document management systems

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Primarily main-office environment.  
• Project site visits may be required occasionally for short durations, based on department and/or specific project need.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

PAY TRANSPARENCY:

The hourly range is $17.50 per hour - $35.00 per hour. Pay is based on factors including school year, program of study, etc.  In addition, paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience along with one (1) PTO day per academic year.