Structural Design Intern

Join the firm AIA calls “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture.” Winner of the AIA 2025 Firm Award, we’re an integrated collective of designers and researchers united in a mission to eliminate carbon emissions and build a more equitable, livable future.

LPA is seeking a passionate Structural Design Intern to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. We are an award-winning multidisciplinary design firm that focuses on collaborative and sustainable design.  Our structural engineering group has earned top awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), which honor “the most innovative projects in the world”.  

As a member of our structural engineering team, you will work on a broad range of projects from office, education and recreation buildings to complex laboratories, health care facilities, and performing arts centers. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic and social impact. Here is more information about some of our work and our projects across LPA.    

What you will do:

• Assist Designers, Engineers and Project Managers in the execution of specific assignments

• Support presentations and documentation for schematic design, design development and construction documents

• Work on research for product and construction methods related to projects

• Mentor-ship from senior designers and project leaders

What we will do:

• Provide mentorship from Designers, Project Engineers, Project Leaders and Directors

• Provide an opportunity to work on real projects with design teams

• Participate in a 2-day workshop with other interns and new graduates to meet with leadership, tour project sites, and learn from other disciplines

Requirements:

• Some knowledge of CAD, Revit, SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite is preferred

• Enthusiastic commitment to the multidisciplinary design process and team environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Curious and open minded to learn

• Committed to building a long-term professional career

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

The hourly range for this position is $21/hr- $26/hr. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS:

Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.