Electrical Engineering Intern | Summer 2027

DLR Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

DLR Group seeks an Electrical Engineering Intern for Summer 2027 to contribute to electrical system design across diverse projects in Washington, D.C. You will collaborate with licensed engineers and cross-disciplinary teams, gaining hands-on experience from concept through construction documents.

The Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running May 18 through August 6, 2027. This role offers exposure to design discussions, site visits, and professional development within

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: Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam)

Responsibilities

• 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 among a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Assist an electrical engineer with the design and development of construction documents using Revit.
• Visit an active construction site (contingent on local construction status).

Skills

BIM workflow

Revit MEP

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical/Architectural Engineering program

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Electrical Engineering Intern | Summer 2027

Washington, D.C.

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.

We have multiplepositions 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.

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

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.

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:

Hourly Rate

$20 - $26 USD

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.

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As set forth in DLR Group’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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