GIS Engineer Internship

Esri; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Esri is offering a GIS Engineering Intern position in Redlands, CA. You will collaborate with engineers to build datasets, maps, and spatial analyses, gaining hands-on exposure to the software development lifecycle and GIS workflows.

The internship requires enrollment in a four-year program with graduation in 2027 or 2028, junior/senior standing for undergraduates, and the ability to obtain US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a four-year undergraduate, graduate, or PhD program in GIS, geography, or related field with graduation in 2027 or 2028.
• Undergraduate students should be in junior or senior year.
• Knowledge of GIS, Web GIS, cartography, and location-based content.
• Ability to complete a consecutive, onsite 12-week internship starting May or June 2027.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to datasets, data layers, maps, applications, and spatial analysis work.
• Create and improve datasets, design data layers, develop maps and applications, and analyze spatial data.
• Work with mentors and team members while contributing to GIS workflows.

Skills

GIS

Web GIS

Cartography

Spatial analysis

Data visualization

Map creation

Education

Pursuing a four-year undergraduate, graduate, or PhD in GIS/geography or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Geospatial data tools

Job description

GIS Engineering Internship

Build Information Products That Matter

As a GIS Engineering Intern at Esri, you will work with engineers who transform how the ArcGIS user community applies GIS. You will contribute to datasets, data layers, maps, applications, and spatial analysis work that help users understand information and make better decisions.

What You’ll Experience

• Gain hands-on knowledge of the software development lifecycle, GIS applications, and real project work.

• Create and improve datasets, design data layers, develop maps and applications, and analyze spatial data.

• Work with mentors and team members while contributing to location-based content and GIS workflows.

• Use GIS, Web GIS, cartography, spatial analysis, data visualization, and map creation skills in practical settings.

Real Projects Interns May Work On

• Enhance basemaps by improving cartographic design, adding layers, ensuring data accuracy, or exploring new data sources.

• Create thematic maps for industries such as transportation, urban planning, or environmental analysis.

• Integrate, clean, transform, merge, and synthesize data to create useful GIS datasets.

• Perform GIS data analysis, spatial queries, geoprocessing tasks, visualizations, or small-scale GIS application development.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience with GIS engineering, spatial data, cartography, and location-based content.

• Exposure to dataset development, thematic mapping, data integration, geoprocessing, visualization, and GIS application concepts.

• Mentorship, feedback, and a clearer view of GIS engineering career paths at Esri.

• Connections with fellow interns and professionals across the company.

We’re Excited to Meet Students Who

• Are currently enrolled in a four-year undergraduate, graduate, or PhD program at a university in the United States, majoring in GIS, geography, or a related field and are anticipating graduation in 2027 or 2028.

• For undergraduate students, are in junior or senior standing.

• Have knowledge of or experience with GIS, Web GIS, cartography, and location-based content.

• Have knowledge of or experience with spatial analysis, data visualization, and map creation.

• Can complete a consecutive, onsite 12-week internship beginning in May or June 2027.

• Are able to obtain work authorization in the United States in 2027.

Program Details

Location

Redlands, CA / In Person

Duration

12 weeks

Application Window

9/1/2026 to 12/31/2026

Compensation

$31.00 - $36.00 per hour

Why Esri

Our passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do. Esri’s geographic information system technology helps governments, universities, and businesses worldwide make better decisions through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation Statement

Esri is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.