Description
As an Undergraduate Industrial Design Intern in the Safety & Industrial Business Group (SIBG) team, you will help create user-centered products and experience solutions that support industrial safety, productivity, and performance.
You’ll work closely with Industrial Designers, Engineers, Marketers, Product Managers, and other cross-functional partners to understand user needs, develop concepts, build prototypes, and support design solutions that address real-world challenges for 3M customers.
Responsibilities include:
- Contributing to product design and concept development for physical products, tools, equipment, packaging, or safety-related solutions.
- Developing sketches, CAD models, renderings, mockups, and prototypes to communicate design ideas.
- Building skills through project work, design feedback, and mentorship from experienced designers and cross-functional partners.
- Supporting innovation efforts by helping identify new product opportunities and improvements to existing solutions.
- Assisting with user research to better understand worker, customer, and end-user needs.
- Applying ergonomic and usability principles to improve product comfort, fit, ease of use, and productivity.
- Synthesizing research findings and translating insights into actionable design recommendations.
- Collaborating with engineering, marketing, product management, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.
Requirements:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Industrial Design from an accredited institution.
- Experience using 3D CAD software.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience using SolidWorks, Sketchbook Pro, or similar design software.
- Experience participating in ideation sessions, design workshops, or concept development activities informed by customer needs or user insights.
- Interest in conducting customer and user research.
- Experience designing physical products, tools, equipment, PPE, packaging, or industrial solutions.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, user-centered design, prototyping, and design execution.
Benefits:
- 3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially.
- Eligible interns receive a housing and transportation stipend in accordance with current policy.
Work location: On-site, with at least four days a week in the office at 3M Center, Maplewood, MN. Travel: May include up to 10% domestic travel.