Fire and Life Safety Engineering Intern - Summer 2027
About the role
WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands‑on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through the Developing Professionals Network, interns receive mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections. The Fire and Life Safety (FLS) team is seeking a full‑time Fire & Life Safety Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 to work out of the Boston, MA office; other locations considered include New York, NY; Columbia, MD; Arlington, VA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX. This temporary position is for individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program. The 12‑week internship is part of the WSP Summer Internship Program scheduled to start May 17, 2027, with flexible individual start dates. Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.
Responsibilities
- Research building code, life safety code, and fire code requirements, including familiarity with ICC and NFPA codes (International Building Code and NFPA 101).
- Assist with the design of fire protection and life safety engineering systems (automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, egress systems).
- Assist in the preparation of fire engineering calculations, including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis, from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling.
- Assist in the commissioning of fire alarm, fire suppression, smoke control, and life safety systems.
- Perform routine engineering functions and provide entry‑level technical assistance on various code requirements, calculations, and design strategies to develop performance‑based solutions for projects.
- Under general supervision, assist with review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements, and with producing fire safety strategy (basis of design) documents to inform and support the chosen building characteristics throughout the design process.
- Support