Internship - Undergraduate Industrial Design Intern - Safety & Industrial Business Group; SIBG

The role of Undergraduate Design Intern is intended to start in Summer 2027.

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3

Mers.

An internship is a temporary position within 3M. Interns typically work a full-time schedule throughout a 10-12 week assignment. This position is limited to working 899 hours per service credit year.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Safety and Industrial Business Group (SIBG) at 3M offers a diverse range of products designed to enhance safety, productivity, and efficiency across various industries. Key product categories include personal safety (respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection), abrasives (coated, bonded, and non-woven), adhesives and tapes (industrial adhesives and various tapes), electrical markets (electrical tapes, wire connectors, and cable management), automotive aftermarket (collision repair and automotive tapes and adhesives), and industrial and safety markets (safety solutions and industrial maintenance products).

Inside 3M’s Safety and Industrial Business Group, 3M Design operates as a multidisciplinary internal creative team supporting brand, product, packaging, digital experience, and design research across industrial, safety, and professional-use markets. As a 3M SIBG Design Intern, you will apply your design skills to real business challenges

while collaborating with experienced designers and cross‑functional partners across business, marketing, engineering, product, and technical teams. Interns gain exposure to a human‑centered design process, translating customer insights and business needs into brand‑aligned solutions across physical products, digital experiences, packaging, and visual systems. Project work may include brand design, visual asset development, packaging systems, design research, product design, UX/UI design, industrial design, prototyping, testing, brand audits, and system refinement.

Through onboarding, coaching, and hands‑on project experience, the internship is designed to help you build foundational design skills, gain exposure to global design challenges, and explore a meaningful career path in design.

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 contribute to the design and development of products used in industrial, safety, manufacturing, and workplace environments, with a focus on usability, ergonomics, customer value, and practical application.

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. You’ll receive mentorship, structured onboarding, and hands‑on opportunities to strengthen your skills in product design, research, prototyping, and cross‑functional collaboration.

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