# Lighting Design Intern - Summer 2027

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Arlington, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $23.03 - $32.22
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

At WSP, lighting is a powerful design tool that shapes human experience, supports wellbeing, enhances sustainability, and brings architecture to life.

As a Lighting Design Intern, you will work alongside award-winning designers, engineers, and multidisciplinary teams on real projects from concept through construction.

**Your Impact**

- Support architectural lighting design tasks to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

- Learn fundamental principles of architectural lighting design.

- Support lighting designers on various project types and market sectors.

- Perform lighting calculations and assist with lighting analysis using industry-standard tools.

- Prepare materials for client presentations, design reviews, and project meetings.

- Assist with lighting mock-ups, product evaluations, and design studies.

- Participate in project research, field investigations, and site observations.

- Help prepare design documentation, specifications, and technical deliverables.

- Support construction-phase services, including responses to requests for information and shop drawing reviews.

- Assist in collecting, organizing, and maintaining project documentation.

- Participate in collaborative design discussions with architects, interior designers, engineers, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct.

**Who You Are** **Required Qualifications**

- Actively enrolled in an accredited Undergraduate program in Lighting Design, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

- Anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

- Must be 18 or older.

- Demonstrated interest in architectural lighting, daylighting, lighting controls, sustainability, and emerging technologies.

- Strong presentation, graphic communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Familiarity with design and visualization software such as Revit, AutoCAD, AGi32, Visual, Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite.

- Authorization to work in the United States.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Actively enrolled in an accredited Masters or PhD program in Lighting Design, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

- Experience using Revit, AutoCAD, AGi32, Visual, Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite.

- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

**Compensation**

- Expected Salary: $23.03 - $32.22

## Skills

### Required
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- AGi32
- Visual
- Rhino
- Grasshopper
- Adobe Creative Suite
- lighting design
- architectural engineering
- architecture
- interior design
- electrical engineering

### Nice to have
- Masters or PhD in Lighting Design

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