Industrial Design Internship (Design + Development Team)

Our ideal candidate has the following skills and abilities:

Responsibilities

• Actively support the Design + Development team with overall project and technical design efforts across multiple products
• Support the team in material, off-the-shelf component, and vendor sourcing activities
• Assist in prototype assemblies and evaluations
• Participate in virtual ideation sessions by contributing quick and rapid sketches
• Develop sketches and renderings of new product concepts
• Support Trig’s internal projects
• Inject energy, enthusiasm and creativity into everything you touch

Requirements

• Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design or Product Design
• Completed second year of Industrial Design coursework
• Self-starter with a keen desire to learn
• Experience with SolidWorks and Adobe Illustrator. Keyshot experience preferred
• Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week for the duration of the internship
• Be available to check in on a weekly basis and at key milestones with Industrial Design + Development Lead
• Ability to travel to the Raleigh/Durham area to engage with design team and/or participate in prototype builds
• Embrace the Curious Tinkerer mindset, with a strong desire to push against the creative constraints to deliver results that are thoughtful, game-changing, and solve real problems

Qualifications

• Submit shareable work via online portfolio or website demonstrating sketching ability and creative problem solving skills
• Needs to demonstrate strong visual communication skills - should be comfortable with hand sketching and familiar with rendering software (Sketchbook Pro, Photoshop, or similar)
• Comfortable creating 3D CAD geometry using SolidWorks
• Familiarity with creating 3D CAD Animations (Keyshot preferable)
• Completed coursework in materials and processes.
• Part prototyping via CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing and other methods is a plus!

Internship Details

• Tentative Internship Duration: 14-16 weeks
• Interested applicants should send a copy of their resume and online portfolio to ashleywhitley@trig.com