Industrial Design Intern

Industrial Design Intern - Pacific Design Lab, Adelaide

Location: Gepps Cross, Adelaide SA (On-site)Duration: 6 Months | Casual Paid Internship starting in Dec 2026
Hours: Minimum 15 hours per week (flexible around studies)

About the Opportunity

Join Schneider Electric's Pacific Design Lab, one of seven global design studios, and work on real Clipsal by Schneider Electric products used across Australia and New Zealand.

As an Industrial Design Intern, you'll be an active member of the design team, contributing to live projects from user research and concept development through to CAD modelling, prototyping and design reviews. You'll work alongside experienced designers, engineers and product teams while building valuable industry experience and a strong portfolio.

What You'll Do

• Conduct user, market and competitor research

• Develop concepts through sketching and ideation

• Create 3D CAD models and renders

• Build and test prototypes, including 3D prints

• Support CMF, ergonomics and usability studies

• Collaborate with engineering, product and marketing teams

• Present your work to stakeholders

About You

Essential

• Studying Industrial Design, Product Design or similar

• Final or penultimate year of study

• Portfolio demonstrating your design process

• Strong sketching, CAD and visual communication skills

• Familiarity with tools such as Rhino, KeyShot or Adobe Creative Suite

Desirable

• Interest in manufacturing and injection moulding

• Experience with user research or usability testing

• Interest in ergonomics, CMF, smart home or energy technologies

What You'll Gain

• Paid experience in a global design team

• Mentoring from experienced industrial designers

• Exposure to real product development and manufacturing

• Portfolio-worthy project experience

• Professional networking and future career opportunities

Eligibility

How to Apply

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process.

Please note that there will be a two-week unpaid break over the Christmas and New Year period, providing an opportunity to take time off and recharge before returning to the internship program.

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Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our  IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

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150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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