internships

INTERNSHIPS

We are looking for Industrial- and Interaction Design students, currently undertaking their Master degree, to join Propeller Design for an internship during winter/spring 2021.

The internship will help you boost your competence as a designer by being part of a wide range of challenging projects and being deeply involved in the entire design process. You’ll be a part of our committed team, working with global clients and exciting start-ups.

The internship is paid.

When

For Master level students:

We typically enroll interns twice per year, each for 6 months. 

To apply for the winter/spring internship, beginning in January 2022, send us your application before October 22st 2021.

To apply for the fall internship, beginning in August 2022, send us your application before May 20st 2022.

We also welcome students enrolled in Bachelor level degrees for a shorter period.

Apply for this internship

Please send us your portfolio, resume and describe why you want to join us as an intern.

Send your application to [email protected] and make sure to clearly state which internship you are applying for in the ”Subject field” of the e-mail: Industrial Design Intern or Interaction Design Intern.

Once we have received your application, an auto-reply confirmation will be sent to you. 

If you haven’t received a confirmation email, please check your email filters and spam folder.

All applications will be reviewed by our team, however, due to the large number of applications we receive, we’re unfortunately not able to personally respond to each applicant. We’ll contact you If we believe you may be a good match for our team.

We’re looking forward to your application!

careers

OPEN POSITION: SENIOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Industrial Designer who is confident leading and directing project teams as well as managing projects toward our clients.

As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to work on hands-on “soon-to-market” projects to start-up explorations and highly conceptual work for global clients.

We want you to be passionate, ambitious, comfortable with responsibility and someone who enjoys challenges. We also want you to be a great team player, but you can also work independently and you enjoy collaborating closely together with clients and end users. We’d like to see that you have great experience with design strategy, as it’s an important part of the work we do at Propeller Design.

As a senior designer, you demonstrate:

Great analytical and strategic thinking.

A great sense of leading and directing projects.

A human-centered, insight-driven design approach.

Ability to turn complex information into something structured and graspable.

Strong visual design sensibility.

A high level of creativity and holistic thinking.

Excellent communication skills.

A genuine interest in current design trends as well as in the latest technology.

Great team player skills as well as a strong ability to work independently.

Responsibilities:

Project management.

A lot of client contact.

Execute design strategy and product design as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Create world-class user experiences for local and international clients.

Fuel the team with creativity and passion.

Relevant experience:

Preferably 6+ years of relevant professional experience. Great talent will always beat the number of years in a CV though.

A Product Design or a related design degree.

Required skills:

Design tools: Excellent CAD-skills, Rhino, additional knowledge in Solid Works or Alias is also of merit, Photoshop, Illustrator and other common tools

Design strategical experiences

Strong interpersonal, client communication and management skills

Be comfortable in leading the team and having project managing responsibility

English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional skills (not a requirement, but definitely a plus)

Swedish: Not required, but considered as a merit.

To apply:

Your application will be kept strictly confidential. Please send your portfolio (online, or max 10MB pdf), CV, and a cover letter describing why you want to work at Propeller to:

[email protected]

Your email subject should be ”Senior Industrial Designer”.

Once we have received your application, an auto-reply confirmation will be sent to you. If you haven’t received a confirmation email, please check your email filters and spam folder.

All applications will be reviewed by our team, however, due to the large number of applications we receive, we’re unfortunately not be able to personally respond to each applicant. We’ll contact you if your profile is matching our needs.

We’re looking forward to your application!

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OPEN POSITION: INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

We’re are looking for a highly creative designer with a strong visual sensibility.

As a member of our team you will get to work with everything from hands-on “soon-to-market” projects to start-up explorations and highly-conceptual work for global clients.

We want you to be passionate and ambitious, enjoy challenges and grow with added responsibility. You are creative, full of ideas, and can demonstrate how to turn ideas and abstract concepts into solid designs that are functional and stylish. You are a great team player, but you can also work independently, and you enjoy working closely together with clients and end users.

As a designer at Propeller, you demonstrate:

Strong visual design sensibility.

A high level of creativity and holistic thinking.

Excellent communication skills.

A genuine interest in the current design trends as well as in the latest technology.

A human-centered, insights-driven design approach.

Great team player skills as well as a strong ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

Execute product design and visual design as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Create world-class user experiences for local and international clients.

Fuel the team with creativity and passion.

Relevant experience:

Preferably 2-6 years of relevant professional experience. Great talent will always beat the number of years in a CV though.

A degree in Product Design or a related design.

Required skills:

Design tools: Excellent CAD-skills, Rhino, additional knowledge in Solid Works or Alias is also of merit, Photoshop, Illustrator and other common tools.

English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional skills (not a requirement, but definitely a plus)

Swedish: Not required, but considered as a merit.

To apply:

Your application will be kept strictly confidential. Please send your portfolio (online, or max 10MB pdf), CV, and a cover letter describing why you want to work at Propeller to:

[email protected]

Your email subject should be ”Industrial Designer”.

Once we have received your application, an auto-reply confirmation will be sent to you. If you haven’t received a confirmation email, please check your email filters and spam folder.
All applications are reviewed by our team. Due to large quantity of applications we receive, we are unfortunately not able to personally respond to every applicant. We’ll contact you if your profile is matching our needs.

We’re looking forward to your application!

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OPEN POSITION: JUNIOR DESIGN ENGINEER

Now we are looking for a Junior Design Engineer who equally values user behavior and aesthetics when creating solutions that generate an engaging user experience. Your background could be surface design, design engineering, mechanical design or even the maker movement and digital sculpting as long as you have a knack for creative problem solving and a passion for product design.

Responsibilities

Developing design projects from digital conceptualization to final product through parametric surface modeling.

Ensuring designs meet all requirements (functional, appearance, regulatory, manufacturing).

Leading design reviews with key stakeholders.

Making visual and functional prototypes both by hand and rapid prototyping.

Managing design projects and client contacts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Design Engineering, Industrial Design or related field

3 years of experience working in the consumer product field

Excellent surfacing and modeling skills in SolidWorks (Rhino, Alias & Creo is a plus)

A demonstrated ability to interpret design input, including 2D/3D sketches and mockups

Working knowledge of manufacturing, e.g. plastic injection molding

Ability to communicate and present through Keyshot and Adobe CC

Experience in creating visual and functional prototypes

Proficiency in spoken and written English

How to apply

Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

Please send your portfolio (online, or max 10MB pdf), CV, and a cover letter describing why you want to work at Propeller to: [email protected]

Your email subject should be “Junior Design Engineer”.

Once we have received your application, an auto-reply confirmation will be sent to you. If you haven’t received a confirmation email, please check your email filters and spam folder.

All applications are reviewed by our team. Due to large quantity of applications we receive, we are unfortunately not able to personally respond to every applicant. We’ll contact you If we believe you may be a good match for our team.

We´re looking forward to your application!