Spring 2027: Product Design Engineering Co-op, Advanced Development (January to June)

What you'll do

• Generate product concepts focused on ergonomics, aesthetics, and functional innovation; collaborate with cross-functional teams on solutions.
• Lead and participate in design studies addressing technical and user-experience challenges.
• Build and test low-fidelity prototypes and use user-testing findings to iterate designs.

What they ask for

• Current student in the third year or beyond of a bachelor’s program, enrolled in a master’s program, or graduated from either within the past year.
• Academic focus in Industrial Design, Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with industrial design coursework, or a related field.
• Able to work full time, 40 hours per week, onsite five days a week in Needham, MA.
• Experience with CAD software and basic prototyping tools, including 3D printing; hands-on physical prototyping and familiarity with machine shop equipment.

Nice to have

• Basic understanding of small-appliance electronics and components such as motors, sensors, and PCBAs.
• Experience with rapid prototyping tools such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or other developer kits.

Pay

$27—$36 USD hourly pay

Tools

SolidWorks, Creo, Rhino, 3D printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, motors, sensors

AI focus

The company describes an AI-native culture and expects employees to experiment with and adopt new tools; no specific AI work for this role is stated.