Lighting Design Intern - Summer 2026

Essential Functions

• Complete lighting calculations in AGI32 to aid in fixture selections and layouts to achieve target lighting levels.
• Basic knowledge of the IES lighting handbook.
• Have a basic understanding of typical lighting design goals including uniformity, glare control, brightness balance, reflectance of materials, and light distribution.
• Begin to review products from manufacturers to understand components, design quality of materials, issues of maintenance, and product quality to understand compatible products and when items are appropriate for a project.
• Begin to understand cost of product and typical project budgets for lighting.
• Learn about different lighting control systems and begin to be able to apply appropriate types / selections to a project.
• Review national and local lighting and energy codes and begin to apply to a project.
• Interact with other disciplines to understand ceiling coordination, power density requirements for mechanical, architectural coordination of design concept, etc.
• Participate in in-house team meetings for projects.
• Perform in-house construction administration tasks under the supervision of a senior lighting designer.
• Document projects including basic design and mark-ups from senior lighting designer utilizing AutoCad and Revit.
• Attend seminars and continuing education programs. Participate in design, analysis, and documentation training.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.

Requirements

EwingCole will not be accepting outside recruitment assistance on this position including from agencies with a written agreement in place. Any staffing / employment agency, person or entity that submits a resume to EwingCole does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of EwingCole. EwingCole will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing / employment agency, person or entity.