Lighting Intern - New York - Summer 2027

Start designing tomorrow’s future!

Do you want to help shape the future of the spaces that you live, work, and visit?

Buro Happold is seeking a motivated and collaborative Lighting Intern to join our team and contribute to innovative and sustainable engineering solutions.

As a Lighting Intern, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to impactful projects that shape communities, advance sustainability, and support the global effort to address climate change.

Learn more about Lighting Design at Buro Happold 

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.    

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.    

Your next role   

Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.  

Your key duties 

• Learn about lighting as an art and science, demonstrate appreciation of architecture
• Develop lighting design strategies for multiple projects
• Collaborate with the world’s leading architects and engineers
• Develop a daylight massing analysis for a variety of building sectors
• Opportunity for becoming a well-rounded, creative, and educated designer
• Concept visualization and 3D light modeling

Your skills and experience  

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering
• Coursework and/or experience in architecture (studio and/or history), lighting, or building systems design
• Experience using AGI, Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop beneficial
• Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools, Grasshopper, or Rhino a bonus
• Interest in the lighting design industry with an emphasis on architectural lighting design or daylighting analysis
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all requirements
• Portfolio demonstrating design, visualization, academic, or lighting-related work is preferred. Please include a link to your portfolio on your resume or upload it with your application

What we offer 

• Hourly rate of $24 to $34 per hour depending on level of education and geographic location
• Hybrid working & summer hours
• Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
• Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
• Connect with colleagues and build your network through our Employee Resource Groups, including the Young Employees Forum, Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Women's Network, Wellness Committee, and Black at Buro Happold

We'd love to see examples of your work. Please share a portfolio link on your resume or upload your portfolio when you apply.

Ready for something a little less ordinary?  

Apply now to start your career journey with us.  

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A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.