Who You Are:
Are you a curious designer who enjoys transforming research and insights into thoughtful, innovative product concepts? Do you enjoy exploring ideas through sketching, prototyping, and hands-on making while bringing creative solutions to life? Are you excited to collaborate with engineers, marketers, and fellow designers to shape products that will have a real impact in the marketplace?
We are hiring an Industrial Design Spring Co-op to join our Global Design team from January - April 2027 (possibility for extension, subject to change). In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience contributing to real-world projects throughout the product development process, from research and concept exploration to prototyping and refinement.
Your Future Team
You'll join a collaborative team of Industrial Designers, Engineers, Project Managers, and Model Makers who work closely across the product development process. The team values curiosity, collaboration, mentorship, and continuous learning while providing opportunities to contribute meaningful work from day one. Explore the journey from concept to production through hands-on exposure to manufacturing environments, learning how design decisions impact tooling, fabrication methods, assembly, and product quality.
You'll Support Meaningful Work By:
Gaining hands-on experience bringing ideas to life through access to our Concept Shop and prototyping resources, where you can explore, build, test, and refine physical concepts and designs throughout the development process.
Conceptualizing and developing product and component designs through visualization and exploration techniques.
Collaborating with designers, engineers, marketers, project managers, and other partners to solve design challenges.
Exploring new ideas through sketching, prototyping, model making, and iterative design development.
Creating presentations, documentation, and visual materials that communicate design direction and recommendations.
Building relationships across the business to understand how ideas become market-ready products.
Minimum Qualifications
Reliable onsite vehicle transportation required
Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Furniture Design, or a related field.
Actively enrolled in a degree-seeking program throughout the duration of the internship.
Demonstrating experience with concept development, ideation, and form exploration.
Demonstrating proficiency in 3D modeling software and Adobe Creative Suite or similar tools.
Providing a portfolio showcasing design process and project work.
Work Authorization
Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Steelcase will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.
Desired Skills and Experience
Strong presentation, communication, and visual storytelling skills.
Experience conducting research and translating insights into compelling design solutions.
Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and prototyping capabilities.
Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams and incorporating feedback effectively.
Familiarity with SketchUp, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Rhino, or similar modeling software, along with a willingness to learn new tools.
Interest in leveraging AI-powered visualization and creative tools to explore concepts, communicate ideas, and support the design process.
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