2025 Industrial Design Summer Internship

General Information

Country: USA

State: Michigan

City: Grand Rapids

Office Location: PO Box 1967 - - - - -

Date posted: 30-Oct-2024

Business Function: Architecture & Design

Position Type: Intern

Description

We are hiring a 2025 Industrial Design Summer Internship to join our Global Design team! Does this sound like you? You are a highly creative and analytical individual who is driven by curiosity. You enjoy building your ideas with your hands and using your excellent communication skills to express them both through words and drawings. The ability to use and learn new software is integral to your work, and you can manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize effectively and execute them efficiently. Your background is diverse, and you are empathetic and understanding when working in a team, taking individual tasks with little to no supervision. If yes, this is a great opportunity to gain experience with seasoned designers at an industry leading company. Our Co-Op is designed to offer hands-on experience to aspiring designers by involving them in real-world explorations and production-bound projects.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Grow to understand and apply research insights
• Use design and technology skills to creatively conceptualize and develop unique and innovative product and component recommendations
• Work with peers in other fields (engineering, marketing, supply chain, project management) to conceptualize, problem solve and develop components and products which are destined for production.
• Develop your own opinions and thoughtfully share them with the team
• Explore new concepts through sketching and building quick prototypes
• Assist designers in project tasks, such as documenting projects, building physical and digital models, and preparing for presentations
• Build relationships with engineers, project managers, and marketers to learn how to implement ideas into real products

Your Future Team:

• This small and mighty team is comprised of Industrial Designers, UX Designer, Interior Designers, Project Managers, Engineers, and a Model Maker.
• We are in constant collaboration as a team and cross functionally.
• Our design group is aesthetically and culturally diverse.
• We are approachable, open to questions, new ideas and care about your growth and success.
• Our award-wining team is eager to mentor you.
• We believe in autonomy and trust you to accomplish your goals.

Who You Are:

• Expected graduation date of May 2026 or beyond
• Pursing a bachelor's degree or graduate degree in Industrial, Product or Furniture Design
• Authorized to work in the US without future need of sponsorship.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Proficiency in: SketchUp, Fusion 360 or similar solid modeler, and Adobe Creative Suite
• In order to be considered for the position, please link or provide your portfolio.

Why People Choose to Work with Us:
At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.
As a Steelcase intern, you will gain real-world, hands-on experience and be treated as an equal member of the team from day one. You will be welcomed into a family network that extends beyond your business function into an interdisciplinary network of experts in their fields. Who We Are: Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.
What Matters to Us: More than qualifications, we're looking for talent and potential. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we're always looking to improve our global community. We value applicants who are comfortable interacting with people different from themselves, building mutual respect and positive relationships. We invite people from all backgrounds and genders to apply. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at myhr@steelcase.com.
Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.
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