Internship in Investment Engineering (Undergraduate & Master's)
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Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin, TX, US
Summary
Interns will manage investment data, build analysis tools, and contribute to portfolio management and reporting processes. They will work on individual and team-based projects to support the firm's investment philosophy and operational efficiency.
Job Description
Job Description:
Investment Engineering is part of the Investments Team within Dimensional. Investment Engineering is responsible for ownership of investment data and analysis tools, which means managing said data from acquisition through distribution, driving analysis to create insights from data, and creating the end analysis consumed by internal and external clients and reports. Investment Engineering is a hub group touching numerous areas of the implementation of the investment process and interacting with most other departments within Dimensional.
Responsibilities
This nine-week program will be fully in-person and expose interns to the day-to-day activities of the IE group. Interns will gain an understanding of what it's like to be an IE Analyst at Dimensional, as they will be involved in projects that meet our firm’s current business needs. You will be expected to use your intellect, quantitative reasoning, and computational skills to identify and solve the various problems that arise in a fast-paced environment, working simultaneously on individual projects and team-based initiatives. Depending on what team within the IE group you are assigned to, projects may include the following:
- Help manage and distribute quality data and analysis to aid the portfolio management and sales processes;
- Build new tools to enhance investment processes;
- Help define and build data structures for distribution of data to end consumers;
- Perform analysis on portfolios and prospective strategies; and
- Contribute to ongoing efficiency efforts through automation, process design, and implementation;
This position is best suited for candidates who are interested in learning the broad principles of Dimensional’s investment philosophy and the nuanced application of those principles in our investment process within the group that forms the “engine room” of the firm’s investment and reporting processes.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3.2 GPA and pursuing an undergraduate or specialized Master’s degree with an expected graduation date of December 2027 – June 2028. Preferred fields of study include finance, economics, mathematics, information systems, computer science, data science, physics, and engineering.
- Experience working with data.
- Knowledge of databases and query language (T-SQL, SAS) is highly considered, as pulling data from databases and performing analysis are major components of the job.
- Programming skills (C#, Python, R, Stata, Java) are highly considered.
- Strong logic skills – ability to see the big picture while remaining detail focused.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
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Dimensional has been implementing the great ideas in financial science since 1981. Our firm is driven by an evidence-based approach, Nobel Prize-winning insights, and decades of expertise pursuing outperformance over benchmarks and peers while maintaining low costs and diversification.
Dimensional’s founders launched some of the first index funds in the 1970s. In the 1980s they broke new ground pioneering factor investing, starting the firm with the belief that investors could do better than indexing through a research-backed approach using up-to-date information on what can improve returns. We believe this can lead to better outcomes for investors than active stock-picking or passive indexing.
Our commitment to research, rigor, and the pursuit of truth has helped transform the industry toward more transparent, data-driven solutions. That commitment continues to propel Dimensional forward today.
Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has more than 1,600 employees in offices around the world. The firm offers a full suite of regional and global equity and fixed income solutions. As of June 30, 2026, Dimensional and its affiliates managed $1.1 trillion for investors worldwide.
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*“Dimensional” refers to the Dimensional separate but affiliated entities generally, rather than to one particular entity. These entities are Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., DFA Australia Limited, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd., Dimensional Ireland Limited, Dimensional Japan Ltd., and Dimensional Hong Kong Limited.
Important Disclosure: www.dimensional.com/social-media-terms-and-conditions
Founded
1981
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Investment Management
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Dimensional has been implementing the great ideas in financial science since 1981. Our firm is driven by an evidence-based approach, Nobel Prize-winning insights, and decades of expertise pursuing outperformance over benchmarks and peers while maintaining low costs and diversification.
Dimensional’s founders launched some of the first index funds in the 1970s. In the 1980s they broke new ground pioneering factor investing, starting the firm with the belief that investors could do better than indexing through a research-backed approach using up-to-date information on what can improve returns. We believe this can lead to better outcomes for investors than active stock-picking or passive indexing.
Our commitment to research, rigor, and the pursuit of truth has helped transform the industry toward more transparent, data-driven solutions. That commitment continues to propel Dimensional forward today.
Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has more than 1,600 employees in offices around the world. The firm offers a full suite of regional and global equity and fixed income solutions. As of June 30, 2026, Dimensional and its affiliates managed $1.1 trillion for investors worldwide.
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*“Dimensional” refers to the Dimensional separate but affiliated entities generally, rather than to one particular entity. These entities are Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., DFA Australia Limited, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd., Dimensional Ireland Limited, Dimensional Japan Ltd., and Dimensional Hong Kong Limited.
Important Disclosure: www.dimensional.com/social-media-terms-and-conditions
Founded
1981
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Investment Management
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Austin, TX