Facilities and Operations: 3D Scanning Intern

Schedule: Full Time, 35 hours/week, Monday, June 15 - Friday, August 14, up to five days working onsite

Department Description

The Facilities and Operations team is responsible for overseeing day-to-day facility operations and providing service and support in the areas of Office Services, Facilities, Engineering, Janitorial, and Shipping and Receiving. We are charged with maintaining and improving our beautiful building while keeping staff, visitors and artworks safe and comfortable. This includes infrastructure, maintenance, supplies, logistics, and exhibitions support. Project Management’s role within Ops is to manage special projects that require a higher level of planning, coordination, and collaboration.

Position Description

The FacOps 3D Scanning Intern will support the museum by adding to our library of gallery scans.  Using a Leica BLK360 3D scanner, they will take lidar and image scans, assemble point clouds, and create 3D models of the facility. These models will be used by multiple departments for everyday business for years to come. In addition to the scanning exercise, our intern will assist us in a detailed reorganization of our digital and hardcopy architectural drawings.

Project Plan

Over the 9-week program the Operations 3D Scanning Intern will contribute 3D scans of spaces within SFMOMA to improve building and space awareness, engagement, and employee efficiency by: 

· Meeting with various members of the Operations Team and partners to understand the need for and usage of Lidar scans of the entire building, with a focus on gallery and public spaces.

· Learning how to operate the Lidar scanner and ingest point clouds into Sketchup.

· Executing Lidar scans of gallery and public spaces, create and upload point clouds to the internet.

· Auditing existing Building Plan Archives organization, nomenclature, and gaps in information.

· Working with department staff to understand how the Operations Team utilizes the Building Plan Archive.

· Participating in other team projects requiring technical expertise and creativity in analysis. 

This project supports the FacOps goals, "Provide an exceptional office experience for staff" and "Reduce the environmental impact of the museum facility." 

Educational Objectives 

· Acquire technical skills related to 3D scans, bundling point clouds and 3d modeling. 

· Understand the role and objectives of the Facilities and Operations department. 

· Develop cross-functional and collaborative skills. 

· Practice important organizational and archival work with the museum’s architectural drawings. 

Additional Internship Programming

The Summer 2026 Internship will offer 9-weeks of hands-on experience and mentorship along with weekly presentations and discussions with various departments in the museum, off-site educational visits within the Bay Area community, and access to various tours and events within the museum.

Requirements 

· Applicants must be currently enrolled in school or a recent graduate. The SFMOMA recognizes a graduation date within 6 months of the internship start date as a recent graduate.  

· If you are a current employee of the SFMOMA applying for an internship, you must be a current student or a recent graduate, within 6 months of the internship start date.   

· University level study in architecture, construction or related fields.  

· Experience with 3-D scans, point clouds and 3D models 

· Experience converting point clouds into Revit and/or SketchUp models 

· Detail-oriented and organized 

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$7,000 pre-tax stipend paid out in a one-lump sum after start date

*TAX WITHHOLDING: For certain non-US residents and non-CA residents, any payments that constitute taxable income under U.S. tax law may be subject to up to 30% federal and 7% state tax withholding (or the current applicable rates), and so any payments you receive may be reduced accordingly. Please consult with your tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of your stipend from this internship.

Application Requirements

· Intern application on SFMOMA job site

· Resume, in PDF format

· Cover letter stating the specific internship of interest, in PDF format

  · Describe the experience you bring, why you are interested in museum or nonprofit work, reasons for applying to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and your goals for the internship.

· Two letters of recommendation from either a college professor or current/former employer, in PDF format

· College/university transcript, in PDF format

· Transcripts can be unofficial but must be legible

  · If you are currently enrolled in a master's or PhD program, please provide the transcript for your current program, not your undergraduate transcript

Application Deadline: February 28, 2026

Please note: You only need two letters of recommendation total, not separate letters for each internship. If you apply to multiple internships (up to three), simply inform your recommenders which positions you’re applying for. We’ll review the same two letters across all your applications.