Position Overview

Autodesk Research is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering new workflows and experiences for our customers across AECO, Design & Manufacturing and Media & Entertainment industries. With a multidisciplinary team comprising scientists, industry practitioners and software creators, we assist customers in reimagining the future of design and make.

This position will help our Research group envision the future of AEC workflows with new AI technologies. These technologies will be leveraged by our customers to improve and augment their current design processes. One exciting approach we are exploring lies at the intersection of latest developments in AI technologies and includes a potential combination of agentic workflows, MCPs, and knowledge graphs.

We are seeking a talented researcher that can help define and prototype domain specific AI agents capable of understanding project context, learning about the ways our customers work, and accomplish a variety of industry specific tasks both autonomously and collaboratively with human users. Prior exposure to projects within the AECO industry would be beneficial. Over the course of the internship, you will work with the guidance of your mentor and the rest of the project team to experiment, validate and implement tangible demonstrations of your research.

Responsibilities

· Be an active team member conducting research to investigate the use of knowledge graphs and AI agents for AEC workflows.

· Conduct literature reviews.

· Engage with team members and stakeholders to identify challenges and valuable research opportunities for domain specific ai agents.

· Develop new algorithms and build prototypes to test and explore concepts.

· Explore new prototyping frameworks and technologies.

· Communicate ideas, challenges, solutions, and results effectively within a multidisciplinary team of researchers, software engineers, user experience designers, and industry experts

· Participate in iterative design, testing and development sprints to refine research.

· Present research findings to the team and create reports and / or publish academic paper documenting the results.

Minimum Qualifications

· Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in Construction, Civil/Structural Engineering, Architecture, Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields.

· Strong Computer Science fundamentals, with a proficiency in either Python, C#, Javascript.

· Experience with Large Language Models, Knowledge Graphs, and Agentic Frameworks.

· Solid understanding of Construction and AECO workflows. Basic knowledge of Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud or other construction management platforms.

· Creative, flexible and enjoy working with new technology in a research setting.

· Strong communications skills and teamwork experience.

Preferred Qualifications

· Prior experience building AI agents, knowledge graphs, and MCPs.

· Prior industry experience in an AECO organization.

· Very strong technical skills in building rapid software prototypes

· Experience with modern generative AI tools and frameworks (eg. GPT, Claude, etc.)

· Experience with web development frameworks (eg. Three.js, react)

· Experience with programming 3D graphics frameworks and APIs.

· Computational or generative design experience.

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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 – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

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

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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