Building Physicist Intern - New York, Los Angeles, San Diego or Boston - Summer 2027

Buro Happold; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 33 000 - 47 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid hours

Global network

Learning & development

Employee resource groups

Résumé du poste

Buro Happold is seeking a motivated Building Physicist Intern to join our Analytics team in New York. You will work with leading engineers on innovative and sustainable projects that shape communities and address climate change.

This internship offers hands-on experience with computational design, environmental modeling, and daylighting studies, helping optimize space use, comfort, and energy performance while collaborating across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 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+, OpenFoam beneficial.

Responsabilités

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

Connaissances

Building physics

CFD coursework

Rhino

Grasshopper

Ansys

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Communication

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture or design

Outils

Rhino

Grasshopper

Ansys

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Description du poste

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 optimize the design and operations of their facilities. We combine the power of interactive data analytics, predictive modeling and real-time optioneering to maximize outcomes such as space utilization, operational efficiency and visitor experience.

Your key duties

• Use computational design tools to solve complex inter-connected design problems


• Assist with the development of new tools to optimize our work


• Undertake various environmental modeling analyses, including thermal comfort and daylighting


• Pioneer ideas and showcase industry-leading consulting expertise to prominent clients and collaborators

Your Skills And Experience

• 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+, OpenFoam 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 learnand work as part of a multidisciplinary team


• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all requirements

Whatweoffer

• 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

Ready for something a little less ordinary?

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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 [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.