Building Physicist Intern Los Angeles, San Diego or Boston - Summer

Do you want to use advanced analytics tools to help shape the future of the spaces where people live, work and visit? Buro Happold is seeking a motivated and collaborative Building Physicist Intern to join our team and contribute to innovative and sustainable engineering solutions.

As a Building Physicist 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 Analytics Engineering 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 moreequitableworld. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you,it’llbe 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.

Buro Happold’s Analytics service is a unique data driven and people centered capability that empowers clients to optimise the design and operations of their facilities. We combine the power of interactive data analytics, predictive modeling and real-time optioneering to maximise outcomes such as space utilisation, operational efficiency and visitor experience.

• Use computational design tools to solve complex inter-connected design problems
• Assist with the development of new tools to optimise our work
• Undertake various environmental modelling analyses, including thermal comfort and day lighting
• Pioneer ideas and showcase industry-leading consulting expertise to prominent clients and collaborators

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or design
• Knowledge of building physics and passive design
• Coursework in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Experience using Rhino, Grasshopper, Ansys, STAR-CCM+, Open Foam beneficial
• Interest in analytics and design
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
• Internship experience at engineering related firm preferred, and proven interest in the built environment
• 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

• 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

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.

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