2027 Industrial Design Co-Op

Co-Op Industrial Designer

Seek and develop new and innovative ideas for products with designs, sketches, and storyboards using 3D capabilities to visualize and implement ideas.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Brings new age technologies and concepts to life through visual representations. This includes ideas for bats, protective equipment, balls, gloves, etc.
• Develops and creates product concepts for a commercialization level.
• Applies new age technology concepts and consumer vision to help promote designs to other business and marketing associates.
• Create and maintain design documentation of quality 3D CAD data packages for modeling and prototyping to interface with Design Engineers and Graphics department.
• Participate in ideation sessions that generate innovations through use of market research and trends.
• Draft sketches and illustrations of potential products or work on enhancing an existing product to make it more appealing to consumers.
• Fabricate models using samples.
• Research consumer design trends and product limitations.
• Work with engineering, marketing, production, and/or sales departments to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
• Test designs in focus groups or surveys.
• Perform research on appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
• Work on packaging designs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Pursuing Industrial Design degree (must be currently enrolled in school, Junior standing or higher preferred).
• Experience with 3D design and modeling software – NX or Solidworks preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Strong affinity to develop an understanding of the ever-changing sporting goods market.
• Strong team building and communication skills.
• Proficient in sketching, rendering and digitizing tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Manufacturing and warehouse working environment, lab environment, and/or office environment. Potential work hazards exist due to work environment.