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As part of Autodesk’s team, this internship role may have the opportunity to contribute to project(s) supporting Autodesk’s partnership as the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA.
Position Overview
Autodesk Research is seeking a graduate-level research intern with a background in architecture and computation—including M.Arch students with strong CS skills—to contribute to the development and evaluation of AI-enabled and computational workflows for early-stage building design on a real-world building project.
This role supports research and prototyping efforts across space planning, structural and material reuse optimization, and embodied carbon assessment. You will work closely with research and product partners to help ensure AI systems frame design problems appropriately, integrate data responsibly, and produce outputs that are useful, interpretable, and aligned with architectural practice.
Responsibilities
Evaluate AI-driven workflows supporting early-stage architectural design, including space and structural optimization and layout-driven analysis
Assess how design problems related to space planning, structure, materials, reuse, and carbon performance are formulated
Review and analyze the use of environmental, material, and building datasets (e.g., EPDs, carbon databases, space metrics)
Advise on improvements to computational logic, assumptions, reasoning transparency, and workflow robustness
Compare AI-generated outputs with academic research methods, parametric workflows, or in-house tools
Contribute research insights and recommendations that improve scientific rigor, usability, and design relevance
Test prototypes of multi-agent AI workflows that assess trade-offs among carbon footprint, cost, reuse, and schedule across different venue designs. Some of this work may support Autodesk's ongoing work as the Design & Make Platform of the LA28 Games with the LA28 Games
Research emerging construction and deconstruction methods, including digital material passports and workflows for design for disassembly and recovery. Some of this work may support Autodesk's ongoing work as the Design & Make Platform of the LA28 Games with the LA28 Games
Minimum Qualifications
Enrolled in (or recently completed) a Master’s or PhD program, such as:
M.Arch with a strong computational or CS focus
SMArchS, Building Technology, or related programs
Strong background in data analysis, scripting, or computational modeling
Experience working with structured and semi-structured datasets, metrics, or optimization problems
Coursework or research experience related to sustainability, embodied carbon, materials, building systems, or space planning
Comfortable collaborating and communicating across architecture, engineering, and software teams
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with LCA, carbon accounting, or environmental datasets
Exposure to AI-assisted workflows, optimization methods, or decision-support systems
Interest in applied research and translating academic methods into scalable tools
Experience with these tools are helpful, not required
Computational Design: Grasshopper, Rhino, Dynamo
Programming: Cursor, Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar
Data & Analysis: Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter
AI / ML: Applied ML workflows, LLMs, or AI-assisted design tools
Sustainability & Building Data: EPD databases, carbon tools, LCA software
Why This Internship
Apply architectural and computational research skills in an industry AI and product context
Contribute to emerging workflows for space optimization and sustainable building design
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across architecture, sustainability, AI, and software research
Opportunity to contribute to internal research artifacts, methodologies, and future publications
About the US Internship Program
The 2026 U.S. program runs for 12 weeks (May 18 – August 7 or June 15 – September 4). All internships are paid. As an intern, you will contribute to meaningful projects, be mentored by industry leaders, and participate in tech talks and other activities designed to support your personal and professional development. Our internships align with Autodesk’s Flexible Workplace approach, which is designed to meet the needs of our business while providing flexibility in support of office, remote, and hybrid work preferences.
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About Autodesk
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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience, educational level, and geographic location, and can exceed this range.
For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting annualized intern base salary to be between:
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