customized, sustainable, and innovative solutions
that leave a lasting personal and global legacy.
customized, sustainable, and innovative solutions that leave a lasting personal and global legacy.
Life At Elara
We are a family-friendly company where professionals are given the freedom and flexibility to develop their engineering strengths.
With offices in both Chicago and Hillside, Illinois, we champion work/life balance through hybrid work schedules and year-round Flex Fridays.
Elara Engineering embraces its diversity, the experiences and outside interests and talents of its employees, and a business approach that is supportive of personal, family, community involvement, and career goals and responsibilities.
In addition to formal internal/external educational avenues, engineers have the opportunity to work closely with our award-winning principals and to learn about every aspect of the trade as they improve their area of expertise.
As a growing company, we offer ongoing opportunities for increased responsibility and technical growth for those who are client and service focused and thrive in a team-oriented, energetic, collaborative, open-office setting.
Although we come from Chicagoland, the Midwest, other parts of the U.S. and from around the globe; it is our organizational mission, values, and passion that unifies us to work together to deliver the expertise and innovative solutions our clients rely on to achieve their goals and needs.
CAREERS AT ELARA
INTERNSHIPS AT ELARA
Elara is pleased to offer internships for aspiring engineers each summer with additional opportunities to engage students throughout the year.
My favorite aspect of working at Elara was the mix of things I got to do: from going on site, to working in AutoCAD, to working on benchmarking. It was also a great introduction to some topics that I have not yet learned in school and it was very helpful to get real world knowledge.
Luke P., Calvin University
Engineering Major with a Mechanical Concentration, Mathematics Minor
My summer interning at Elara was filled with immense learning. I had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of things from sizing equipment, drafting in AutoCAD, and even performing system calculations. My favorite experience this summer was going on-site because it allowed me to see our design really come to life.
Sheel P., High School Student
Aspiring Mechanical Engineer
Interning at Elara introduced me to a whole industry I knew little about. This internship has furthered my understanding of programs like Excel and AutoCAD, and our site visits offered a first-hand look at the projects we planned and discussed which, in turn, made them very real and tangible. Overall, this internship has been a very important part of my consideration of future career paths.
Owen P., Marquette University
Aspiring Mechanical Engineer
It was great to intern with Elara this summer. I greatly improved my CAD skills, learned how to perform basic calculations, and got to go on site to see our design work come to life. It was great working with the people at Elara!
Amelia M., Kansas State University
Architectural Engineering Major, Mathematics and Classical Studies Minors
Elara’s Compass
Elara’s compass represents our principles and provides us with direction:
NEIGHBORHOOD: To collectively bring positive impact to neighborhoods at every scale: our homes, our places of work, our communities, and our planet.
ETHICS & INTEGRITY: To make decisions and take actions that leave no doubt that we operate bound by an unwavering adherence to what is right.
SUSTAINABILITY:To ensure that our solutions remain focused on those that provide long-lasting benefits to our clients while reducing carbon footprint.
WORK/LIFE BALANCE:To maintain a work environment that actively supports our ability to lead a balanced life between career and personal pursuits.
Want To Join Elara?
Why Elara
At Elara Engineering, you will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the most talented and dedicated engineers and specialists in the industry; individuals that are passionate and driven to save energy and reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment through innovative designs of sustainable building and utility systems.
With offices in both Chicago and Hillside, Illinois, Elara Engineering embraces its diversity, the experiences and outside interests and talents of its employees, and a business approach that is supportive of personal, family, community involvement, and career goals and responsibilities.