AE Design Internship

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to experience the collaborative nature of our industry firsthand by working alongside experienced professionals, participating in projects and gaining exposure to the design and engineering process. We are committed to helping you learn, grow and gain meaningful experience throughout your time with us.

Hands on learning in the Mile High City

As an intern designer, you will be immersed in a variety of exciting and unique llow team of fun and imaginative engineers and designers. Your passion for design will be expressed in the work that you do, collaborating both internally with the design team, and externally with our amazing clients and fellow sub-consultant engineers. You will be involved in every aspect of the design process, from concept analysis research & development, through the development of fully engineered construction documents, and on-site field verification where you see your work come to life!  If you’re up for this creative challenge, then we’d like to chat.

Internship Experience

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to experience the collaborative nature of our industry firsthand by working alongside experienced professionals, participating in projects and gaining exposure to the design and engineering process. We are committed to helping you learn, grow, and gain meaningful experience throughout your time with us.

Our 12-week summer internship program is designed to provide meaningful, hands-on experience within the engineering and design industry. Interns rotate through AE Design's Power, Lighting, Technology, and BIM teams, gaining exposure to multiple disciplines while working alongside experienced professionals. Through project involvement, mentorship, site visits, professional development sessions, and a final capstone presentation, interns develop both technical knowledge and professional skills in a collaborative, real-world environment.

What’s your next move?

AE Design internships provide:

  • Competitive pay

  • Housing and travel benefits for out of state students

  • Weekly intern seminars on a variety of technical topics and soft skills

  • Meaningful, hands-on work on real projects

  • Exposure to power, lighting, and technology design

  • Day-to-day mentorship from our diverse team of experts

  • Tons of opportunities for social events and professional networking

  • A downtown office with easy access to public transit and the mountains

Ready to apply?

Contact us today!

A word from a previous intern - turned employee!

“I’ve worked on a lot of different project types: veterinary clinics, a city campus, commercial buildings… It has been cool to see how projects change throughout the process, and learn to adapt and change as things evolve. I’ve learned a ton of new technical skills using drafting and visualization software and got to see how lighting and power tie together in a bigger picture beyond basic circuiting.

I was glad to be given more responsibility than previous internships, so I got a chance to really try things out, fail, learn, and not be afraid to take a shot at something new.”

-Kelsi Weilage, 2023 & 2024 Summer Intern

Meet the Team

  • Brian Johnson

    PROJECT MANAGER

  • Allie Wilson

    PROJECT DESIGNER

  • CHRISTINA KELCH

    SENIOR LIGHTING DESIGNER

  • KRISCIA RETANA

    CAD/REVIT TECHNICIAN

  • CESAR CHACON

    SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

  • "My internship at AE Design exceeded my expectations by teaching me the electrical design process in buildings and allowing me to participate in that process. Additionally, this internship has sparked an interest in lighting design within me. The experience I received while working for AE Design has made this the most valuable and educational summer of my college career."

    —Joseph Osborne

  • "My internship at AE Design exceeded my expectations by teaching me the electrical design process in buildings and allowing me to participate in that process. Additionally, this internship has sparked an interest in lighting design within me. The experience I received while working for AE Design has made this the most valuable and educational summer of my college career."

    —Stephanie Torres

  • "A piece of advice I would give to future interns pursuing electrical engineering would be to always ask questions. There are people who have worked in this industry, and they still ask questions sometimes. "

    —Tristan Smith