Summer Design Intern: Automotive Concepts & 3D Visualization

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

GM invites design students to join a summer internship focused on automotive and industrial design. Create fresh concepts and communicate ideas through perspective sketches and renderings, collaborating with engineers, modelers, and fabrication teams to build scale models.

Develop two- and three-dimensional mock-ups, and curate a portfolio per GM guidelines. This role emphasizes brand language, visual communication, and a strong 2D-to-3D concept development track.

Qualifications

• Pursuit of a bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Transportation Design, or Automotive Design
• Must be graduating between December 2027 and May 2029
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week during the summer months
• Must submit a portfolio to be considered
• Proficiency with Photoshop or comparable digital sketch software
• Strong sketching skills, including perspective, shading, proportions, and line quality
• Strong visual communication skills demonstrating varied materials, finishes, and textures
• Experience with the fundamentals of 3D digital software such as Blender, Sub-D, Alias, or comparable tools
• Ability to understand a brand and customer and propose designs that represent the brand's design language and identity
• Portfolio including automotive and/or industrial product design proposals; a minimum of three unique projects is recommended
• Portfolio examples showing development of a design concept from 2D to 3D
• Developmental sketches highlighting the thought process and selection leading to the final design
• Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future; GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role

Responsibilities

• Create new and unique design concepts
• Make perspective sketches and renderings sufficient to communicate innovative design ideas
• Develop two- and three-dimensional mock-ups of proposed design solutions
• Work with studio engineers, modelers, other designers, and fabrication personnel to develop a scale model
• Submit and format a portfolio according to GM's portfolio submission instructions

Skills

Strong sketching skills

Proficiency with Photoshop

Experience with 3D digital software

Portfolio including automotive design

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Transportation Design, or Automotive Design

Graduating December 2027 – May 2029

Tools

Blender

Sub-D

Alias

Digital Sketch Software

Job description

GM invites design students to join a summer internship focused on automotive and industrial design. Create fresh concepts and communicate ideas through perspective sketches and renderings, collaborating with engineers, modelers, and fabrication teams to build scale models.

Develop two- and three-dimensional mock-ups, and curate a portfolio per GM guidelines. This role emphasizes brand language, visual communication, and a strong 2D-to-3D concept development track.