Summer Industrial Design Intern: Prototyping & Concepts

Steelcase; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing support

Relocation support

Wellbeing resources

Mentorship

Professional development

Job summary

Steelcase in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking an Industrial Design Summer Intern/Co-op to contribute to real-world projects from concept to refinement. You will explore research-driven concepts, develop designs, and prototype in our Concept Shop while collaborating with design, engineering, and marketing teams.

The role offers hands-on experience across the product development process, including tooling impact, fabrication methods, and product quality considerations, with potential extension

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Industrial Design or related field.
• Actively enrolled for duration of internship.
• Demonstrated concept development and form exploration.

Responsibilities

• Gaining hands-on experience bringing ideas to life through access to the Concept Shop and prototyping resources.
• Conceptualizing and developing product and component designs through visualization.
• 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.
• Building relationships across the business to understand how ideas become market-ready products.

Skills

3D modeling

Adobe Creative Suite

Portfolio

Concept development

Sketching

Prototyping

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate or graduate in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

SketchUp

Fusion 360

SolidWorks

Rhino

Job description

Steelcase in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking an Industrial Design Summer Intern/Co-op to contribute to real-world projects from concept to refinement. You will explore research-driven concepts, develop designs, and prototype in our Concept Shop while collaborating with design, engineering, and marketing teams.

The role offers hands-on experience across the product development process, including tooling impact, fabrication methods, and product quality considerations, with potential extension