Personal Systems Industrial Design Intern (Start ASAP)

Your Responsibilities:

• Understand HP’s portfolio, our users, our business, our markets
• Understand global macro trends, emerging technologies
• Identify needs & opportunities
• Generate advanced concepts and ideas: new ways to do things;new products;new form factors;new experiences that don’t exist yet
• Define the exciting future of computing
• Safe-guard patentable inventions by documenting them visually and with well written supporting narrative, and submitting these as patent disclosures on behalf of HP Inc.
• Be a great storyteller: tell exciting stories that inspire
• Trace new paths towards innovation & design excellence for HP Inc
• Conceptualize advanced concepts and ideas: new ways to do things; new products; new form factors; new experiences
• Communicate your ideas through sketching, storyboarding and creating models
• Collaborate with human factors, R&D, procurement, product management, marketing and manufacturing
• Connect concepts to HP’s portfolio, our users, our business, our markets
• Design to anticipate global macro trends, emerging technologies
• Identify user needs & opportunities
• Safe-guard patentable inventions by documenting them visually and with well written supporting narrative, and submitting these as patent disclosures on behalf of HP Inc.
• Be a great storyteller: tell exciting stories that inspire
• Trace new paths towards innovation & design excellence for 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 industry standards.

Team:                                                  

The award-winning HP Design team has internship openings for passionate individuals with great creative skills, talent and imagination to work in our Design Studios.  We are searching for key talent to join our designers in envisioning the future of compute.

Key Prerequisites:

1. Student must have already completed their 5th semester, and must NOT have commenced their 8th semester
2. To satisfy the DOL rules, all candidates must have a valid US labor authorization

Qualifications:

• Keen eye for detail, good taste
• Good understanding of design principles and theories
• Good sketching & visualization skills (on paper, on-screen using a Wacom tablet)
• Good presentation skills – strong ability to communicate through sketches and renders
• Good balance of aesthetic sensitivity & mechanical aptitude
• Ability to analyze / research / identify and solve problems
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills (mastery in English language preferred)
• Good MS Office skills (PowerPoint & Outlook)
• Fluent in 2D drawing software (Illustrator preferred)
• Fluent in 3D CAD surfacing (Solid Works preferred; ProE, Rhino, Alias acceptable)
• Fluent in Photoreal editing (Photoshop preferred)
• Fluent in ID rendering (Keyshot preferred)
• Open mind/thirst to learn / passion to explore new things this is of crucial importance.
• Openness to receiving design feedback, and to being challenged to go above & beyond
• Team player attitude, self-motivation, professionalism, organizational & interpersonal skills.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Fabrication processes (injection molding, stamping, casting, machining, etc)
• Surface treatments (paint, anodize, vacuum metallization, powder coating, etc)
• Application of materials in design (fabrics, organic materials, plastics, metals, etc)
• Create dynamic product animations is a great plus (Keyshot preferred)
• Create and edit videos is a great plus (Premiere and/or After Effects preferred)

Education and Experience Required:

• High School Degree
• 3rd Year of University completed–typically a technical degree specialization in Industrial Design.

Preferred Majors:

• Industrial Design

Where legally permitted, an offer of employment is conditional upon you providing proof that you are fully vaccinated againstCOVID-19 (as defined by the CDC) as of your first day of employment.

About HP

You’re out to reimagine and reinvent what’s possible—in your career as well as the world around you. So are we. We love taking on tough challenges, disrupting the status quo, and creating what’s next. We’re in search of talented people who are inspired by big challenges, driven to learn and grow, and dedicated to making a meaningful difference.

HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world united in creating technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere.

Our history: HP’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion – it’s just who we are. From the boardroom to factory floor, we create a culture where everyone is respected and where people can be themselves, while being a part of something bigger than themselves. We celebrate the notion that you can belong at HP and bring your authentic self to work each and every day. When you do that, you’re more innovative and that helps grow our bottom line. Come to HP and thrive!