Dlrgroup·about 5 hours ago
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
DESIGN RESEARCH INTERN (SUMMER 2026)
DLR Group has an opening for a Design Research summer intern. This position will be hosted at one of the following locations; please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable to your living situation during your internship. This is not a remote position and may include an opportunity to travel for on-site research at project site(s).
This role could be based in the following studios:
About EPX at DLR Group
Each person who works at DLR Group has a design voice, and we can’t wait to help you define and amplify yours. Whether it’s through a design charrette, a client meeting, an internal project review, or working through a building detail, you’ll learn the nuts and bolts (ha!) of putting together a building, while being part of something larger than yourself. You will gain experience on projects large and small, in various phases of construction. We also hope to give you experiences outside of the typical internship in your discipline – from helping on a business development or marketing pursuit, planning an event for your office, or sharing your ideas on what the future of design services looks like.
Position Summary
The Design Research Intern will play a key role in supporting integrated design processes, offering seasonal exposure to research within a professional AEIP firm. This position provides the opportunity to collaborate with team members on both firmwide research and design projects, using mixed methods with a focus on qualitative and empirical observation methods. Among other responsibilities, this position will support several DLR Group research case studies by conducting data collection on human experience outcomes, such as interviews, surveys, focus groups, behavioral observations, and industry reports.
Our research is intended for use across various design disciplines, allowing the intern to contribute to mixed-methods research and gain hands-on experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in the built environment and the architectural design process. Our summer internship program is a paid, full-time opportunity running from May 19 through August 7, 2026. We expect interns to participate throughout the duration of the program. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, learn and contribute your design voice to our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience.
What you will do:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
*TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT WORK SAMPLE(S), INCLUDING WRITING SAMPLES AND/OR GRAPHIC PRESENTATIONS OF RESEARCH DATA, PREFERABLY IN PDF FORMAT*
Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested hourly rate for this position is:
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.