2027 Spring Industrial Design Co-op

About the Role

Steelcase is hiring an Industrial Design Spring Co-op to join our Global Design team from January - April 2027. This role offers hands-on experience contributing to real-world projects throughout the product development process, from research and concept exploration to prototyping and refinement.

Your Future Team

You'll join a collaborative team of Industrial Designers, Engineers, Project Managers, and Model Makers who value curiosity, collaboration, mentorship, and continuous learning. You will gain exposure to manufacturing environments and understand how design decisions impact production.

Key Responsibilities

• Gaining hands-on experience bringing ideas to life through access to our Concept Shop and prototyping resources.
• Conceptualizing and developing product and component designs through visualization and exploration techniques.
• Collaborating with designers, engineers, marketers, project managers, and other partners to solve design challenges.
• Exploring new ideas through sketching, prototyping, model making, and iterative design development.
• Creating presentations, documentation, and visual materials that communicate design direction and recommendations.
• Building relationships across the business to understand how ideas become market-ready products.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Reliable onsite vehicle transportation required.
• Demonstrating experience with concept development, ideation, and form exploration.
• Demonstrating proficiency in 3D modeling software and Adobe Creative Suite or similar tools.
• Providing a portfolio showcasing design process and project work.
• Familiarity with SketchUp, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Rhino, or similar modeling software.
• Interest in leveraging AI-powered visualization and creative tools.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Furniture Design, or a related field.
• Actively enrolled in a degree-seeking program throughout the duration of the internship.
• Strong presentation, communication, and visual storytelling skills.
• Experience conducting research and translating insights into compelling design solutions.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and prototyping capabilities.
• Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams and incorporating feedback effectively.
• Willingness to learn new tools.