Electrical Engineering Intern | Summer 2027

DLR Group
Dallas +1 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Students in Electrical or Architectural Engineering with BIM experience will find this hands-on internship role in Texas.

Best fit for

  • Students in Electrical or Architectural Engineering with BIM experience and a desire for interdisciplinary collaboration
    — “contributing to the design of electrical systems for buildings of various types, sizes, and complexities”
  • Candidates interested in early exposure to construction administration and project documentation
    — “gain hands-on experience with the design process from early concepts ... through documentation and construction administration”
  • Individuals seeking mentorship and professional development in the AEC industry
    — “EPX gives you opportunities to develop and share yours”

Things to consider

  • Internship requires full-time commitment for the entire duration from May to August 2027
    — “interns are expected to participate for the duration of the program”
  • No visa sponsorship available — must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
    — “Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Revit and BIM workflow on your resume and in interviews
    — “Experience or interest in BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) workflow”
  • Emphasize your ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary design teams and coordinate with others
    — “coordination that occurs among the team members of a multi-disciplinary design team”
  • Showcase any prior involvement in design discussions or project meetings related to electrical systems
    — “participate in design discussions, project meetings, site visits”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Work with a licensed engineer designing electrical systems for new construction and/or building renovation projects
  • Assist an electrical engineer with the design and development of construction documents primarily using Revit
Typical background
Completed at least one year at an ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering program

Skills & requirements

Required

Electrical EngineeringRevitBIM

Preferred

SustainabilityDesign TechnologyProject Management

Stack & domain

RevitElectrical SystemsNew ConstructionBuilding RenovationDesign ProcessSustainabilityDesign TechnologyProject And Resource ManagementResearchEquityCareer DevelopmentCommunicationTeamworkArchitectureEngineeringInteriors

About the role

Original posting from DLR Group via Greenhouse

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.

DLR Group's South Central has an opening for an Electrical Engineering Summer Intern. This role could be based in the following studios: 

Dallas, Texas 

Houston, Texas 

We have multiple positions and locations available; please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable for your living situation during the course of your internship. This is not a remote position. 

About EPX at DLR Group 

As an intern at DLR Group, you’ll be part of our Emerging Professional Experience (EPX) Program, designed to give you a meaningful introduction to life within an integrated design firm and a strong foundation for your career in the AEC industry. 

Each person at DLR Group has a design voice, and EPX gives you opportunities to develop and share yours. Through hands-on project work, mentorship, and learning experiences, you’ll gain exposure to the people, disciplines, and ideas that shape the built environment. You may participate in design discussions, project meetings, site visits, business development efforts, office activities, and other experiences that broaden your understanding of the design profession. 

The program combines three core components: mentorship, project work, and weekly learning sessions. Topics may include design culture, sustainability, design technology, communication, marketing and business development, project and resource management, research, equity, career development, and more. Along the way, you’ll hear from leaders and integrated designers across DLR Group and build connections with fellow emerging professionals. 

Position Summary 

As an Electrical Engineering Intern at DLR Group, you will be an important part of our integrated design team, contributing to the design of electrical systems for buildings of various types, sizes, and complexities. Working alongside electrical engineers and professionals across architecture, engineering, interiors, and other disciplines, you will gain hands-on experience with the design process from early concepts and system development through documentation and construction administration. 

Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running May 18 through August 6, 2027, and interns are expected to participate for the duration of the program. This is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom, build your technical and professional skills, and contribute your perspective to design solutions that support our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience through design. 

What you will do 

Work with a licensed engineer designing electrical systems for new construction and/or building renovation projects 

Attend design team meetings with an electrical engineer and observe the coordination that occurs among the team members of a multi-disciplinary design team 

Assist an electrical engineer with the design and development of construction documents primarily using Revit 

Visit an active construction site (contingent on the status of local construction projects) 

 Required Qualifications: 

Completed at least one year at an ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering program 

Experience or interest in BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) workflow  

Preferred Qualifications: 

Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam 

Interest in architectural building design 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future.

#LI-

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.

Source: DLR Group careers (Greenhouse)

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