Industrial Design / Model Maker Intern

Day to day life has room for improvement.

That was our basic thinking when we founded simplehuman in 2000. Our mission is to bring high-performance innovation to basic but essential tasks in our daily routine. Through new technologies, meticulous engineering, and an obsession for improvement, we find new and better ways to achieve basic but important daily tasks.

About the Role

Simplehuman is seeking an Industrial Design / Model Maker Intern to join our Product Development team. This role consists of building models and prototypes throughout the product development cycle. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of product managers, engineers, and designers that develop our innovative, modern products. This is a full-time or part-time, on-site position located in our Torrance, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Create prototypes and components from 3D model files supplied by the design and engineering teams.
• Use 3D printers, laser cutters, and other shop equipment to create medium- to high-fidelity prototypes.
• Maintain tools, shop cleanliness, and 3D printers.
• Edit and optimize 3D model files for 3D printing.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with model-making materials and equipment such as foam core, wood, metal, acrylic, power tools, and hand tools.
• Experience with 3D printers required.
• Proficiency in shop processes and safety procedures for tool use.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or Creo.
• Builder/tinkerer with assembly and hands-on fabrication skills. Do you build furniture, FPV drones, bicycles, or cars? We would love to hear about it.

About Us

We’re a mature company with the soul of a start-up. We value ingenuity, precise communications, fast iteration and scrappiness. Our teams are tight-knit with a work hard, play hard tradition – we take pride in individual and team success and push boundaries to make the best products. And we only build products we love to use ourselves. Great benefits, competitive compensation, and generous simplehuman product discounts.