Intern, Automotive Design
BMW Group
Santa Monica, CAFresher13m agovia LinkedIn
Posted 14 Nov 2026, 00:09 ET
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- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- SpringSolidWorksBlenderFigma
- Work
- Hybrid in Santa Monica · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
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- Nov 14, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Spring 2027 Full-Time Internship – Santa Monica, CA
January 11, 2027 – May 14, 2027
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Automotive Design team with design proposals for BMW Group brands.
- Support all other Designworks teams with pitch work to create new business opportunities.
- Support the visualization team in creating internal and external presentations.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Field of Study: Transportation/Automotive/Industrial Design.
- Business fluent English.
- Portfolio required showing process from sketching to final concept.
- Strong 2D and 3D visual communication skills (sketching, rendering, modeling etc.).
- Proficient in Adobe suite.
- Strong understanding of form, proportion, materials and ergonomics.
- Working knowledge of 3D modelling and rendering software (e.g., Solidworks, Rhino, Blender, Keyshot, Alias).
- Good verbal and written presentation skills, research synthesis and visual storytelling.
- Proficient in MS Suite (Power Point).
- Soft skills: conceptual thinking, team collaboration, receiving feedback, and working across disciplines.
- Experience with AI tools and Workflows (e.g., Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Runway, ComfyUI, chatGPT).
- Preference: Experience with Figma/collaboration tools.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program at an accredited college or university.
- US Work Authorization required.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (overall).
- Completed at least 60 college credit hours at the time of application.
- Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week).
- Must submit an unofficial college transcript with your application.
This is a hybrid role that requires 4 days in at the Santa Monica, CA office and one day remote.
Undergraduate students: Hourly rate is $25.30. Graduate students: Hourly rate is $32.20.