Interior Designer

Role Summary

Join the 2025 AIA Firm Award Winner https://www.aia.org/about-aia/press/lpa-design-studios-receives-2025-aia-architecture-firm-award shaping a more sustainable future.

LPA is a collective of designers, engineers, and researchers committed to tackling the biggest issues of our time. Our "No Excuses" integrated design approach was recognized by the AIA as “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture". At LPA you’ll be part of the team that is changing the way the industry thinks about design and carbon emissions, built around the belief that we only achieve our goals when everybody has a seat at the table and all input is valued.

We’re currently seeking an Interior Designer to join our dynamic San Jose studio. You’ll be part of a culture that values deep collaboration, technical excellence, and continual growth. Examples of projects completed by our San Jose studio include Agnews Campus https://lpadesignstudios.com/projects/agnews-campus, Tide Academy https://lpadesignstudios.com/projects/tide-academy and Santa Clara Square https://lpadesignstudios.com/projects/santa-clara-gateway. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across our studios—and help bring high-performance, community-first design to life.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the integrated design process with other disciplines at LPA.
• You will assist Project Managers, Project Designers, and Design Coordinators in the execution of specific assignments.
• Prepare presentations and documentation for schematic design, design development and construction documents.
• Work on research for product and construction methods related to projects.
• Attend construction meetings and field visits to further understand detailing and coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or Interior Architecture required
• 2-5 years of experience in all phases of interior architecture projects
• Experience in Revit, Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite preferred
• Enthusiastic commitment to the multidisciplinary design process and team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Committed to building a long-term professional career

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

• If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• LPA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires.

Benefits

At LPA, your growth and contributions matter. We foster a collaborative culture where creative ideas are valued, and voices are heard.

• Mentorship from Managing Directors, Design Directors, and senior team members across disciplines.
• Career development support, including licensure incentives, professional development grants, and in-house training.
• Ongoing education through LPA+U courses and Tech Talks focused on innovative, sustainable practices.
• 8 paid hours of volunteer time each year.
• Opportunities to propose and lead projects that impact your local community, including more than $1 million since 2015 in Habitat for Humanity builds, scholarships, and other pro bono community projects.
• Access to our Professional Development Grants program, created to encourage professional development and further LPA's collective knowledge as a firm. Over the life of the grant program, we have invested $1,196,890 and impacted 848 LPA employees.

Additional Information

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