Intern, Sustainability Solutions Researcher

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Position Overview  

Are you passionate about sustainability in the built environment? Motivated to go beyond Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and seek innovative solutions for the building and infrastructure industry? Join Autodesk’s Impact Team to support the development of Autodesk’s sustainability technology and solutions to the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry’s biggest environmental challenges.  

As a sustainability intern with a focus on the AECO industry, you will apply your passion for environmental stewardship to impact how designers & engineers deliver high-performing buildings and infrastructure. You will conduct and leverage industry research to shape Autodesk’s sustainability strategy, inform the scoping of new technology and source data for new workflows. You will learn from and collaborate with Autodesk’s product, platform and strategy team members to assess how technology solutions align with and advance sustainability for the built environment. In this role you will expand your AECO industry knowledge while applying your research skills and passion to synthesize environmental challenges to advance Autodesk’s technologies and drive sustainable solutions. 

Who you are: Self-motivated, autonomous, and a master of navigating ambiguity. You love working with fast-paced, cross-functional teams to distill complicated problems into simple and elegant solutions. You are an effective communicator who thinks strategically, writes concisely, and works collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize research of current and relevant global pressures, policies and regulations for energy, carbon & other environmental performance reporting requirements across the AECO industry with a lens of Autodesk’s existing and potential technology and industry workflows

• Assess and evaluate environmental impacts associated with desktop and cloud technology

• Explore and expand partnership opportunities to advance technology, frameworks, and capabilities as part of Autodesk’s platform for sustainability solutions

• Present research, ideas and findings to team members

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or / Master’s degree in a relevant field e.g. Environmental Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering, or Construction Management with an anticipated grad date of December 2025 or later  

• A passion for sustainability, eager to innovate at the cross section of policy, design and technology 

• Training or experience in one or more AECO discipline(s): design, build and operate 

• Experience in research, data analysis and presenting findings 

• Comfortable working autonomously, across countries and cultures with a global and team-player mindset 

• A natural communicator, effective for a wide variety of audiences 

• Excellent organization, presentation and interpersonal skills 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with Autodesk BIM technology: AEC Collection, Revit and/or Civil3D  

• Strong analytical skills 

• Team Player and collaborative 

• Systematic and resourceful 

• Experience in a global high-tech company is an asset 

• Familiarity with third-party AECO sustainability technology solutions  

About the US Intern Program  

The 2025 U.S. program runs for 12 weeks (May 19 – August 8 or June 16 – September 5). 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

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary Transparency

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:

• $47,840 and $95,680 (undergraduate students)
• $72,800 and $118,500 (Masters/MBA students)
• $118,560 and $162,240 (PhD students)

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

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