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HP Industrial Design Intern

HP Inc.
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Industrial Designer Intern

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER INTERN – HP DESIGN / HP INC. – HOUSTON Start Date: 2nd week of May 2018. Projected End Date : 3rd week of August 2018, or 2nd week of December 2018 / extendable.

DESCRIPTION: The award-winning HP Design Team (Consumer Products) has one Summer Internship opening at our studio in Houston, TX. We are searching for a passionate individual with great creative skills, talent and imagination, who will work closely with, and report directly to, the Industrial Design Manager of Innovation, Advanced Concepts & Strategy. This team's main goal and responsibility is to help HP Inc. define the exciting future of personal computing.

NOTE: this is an Industrial Design position. It is not a UX / Researcher / Strategist position.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • build understanding of HP’s portfolio, the structure of our business, our markets
  • identify and track global macro trends and emerging technologies, understand how they influence the evolution of our products, experiences, and our business
  • identify users, their needs and pain points, and use them to define new opportunities for HP
  • create advanced concepts and ideas; new ways to do things; new products and new form factors; new experiences that don’t exist yet
  • safe-guard patent-able inventions by documenting them visually, and through well written supporting narratives; submit disclosures on behalf of HP Inc.
  • be a great storyteller: tell exciting stories that inspire
  • trace new paths towards innovation & design excellence within HP Inc

WHY APPLY WITH US?

The successful candidate will join a nimble, dynamic and creative team that operates more like a design consultancy within HP Inc. Our interns are treated as full time designers. We offer learning, timely and objective feedback, and mentoring. You will also have opportunity to communicate and collaborate with other HP Inc. teams and organizations. Our compensation package is aligned with the industry standards.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Good balance of aesthetic sensitivity and mechanical aptitude, good understanding of design principles and theories, Design Thinking
  • Keen eye for detail, good sense of balance, good visual taste
  • Great sketching and visualization skills (both analogue, on paper, and digital, on screen using Wacom tablet or equivalent)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (mastery of the English language preferred), good presentation skills
  • Ability to analyze / research / identify / sort / document / keep organized / quickly solve problems
  • Good proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially for presentation, email and calendar / time management (MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook)
  • Fluent in 2D drawing and photoreal rendering software (Illustrator, and Photoshop)
  • Great 3D CAD sculpting and surfacing skills (Solid Works or Rhino preferred; Pro-E also acceptable). The produced 3D CAD is often used to build high quality appearance models, therefore it will have to be well executed
  • Great 3D photoreal rendering skills (Keyshot preferred) with ability to correctly assign and control colors, materials and textures, lighting and environments, using the appropriate perspective- depending on the product’s size, scale and other factors
  • Ability to create storyboards, visualizing human-centric stories and illustrating the high-level product ideas in a simple yet captivating way.
  • Ability to create and edit short dynamic product animations / videos is also preferred (Premiere and/or After Effects preferred)
  • Open mind / thirst to learn / passion to explore new things - this is of crucial importance
  • Team eam player attitude, self-motivation, professionalism, patience, good inter-personal skills.
  • Openness to receive constructive feedback, accept design critique, undergo mentoring by the HP ID management team, and to being challenged to go above and beyond

KEY PREREQUISITES:

(1) This role is available to Industrial Design Students who already completed their 5th semesters in an accredited 4-year Industrial Design program, provided they did not yet commence their final (8th) undergraduate semester.

(2)To satisfy DOL rules, candidates must have a valid USA labor authorization


HP Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Administration

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Full time

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No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

25%

Relocation -

Yes