Industrial Design Intern - Summer 2026

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The summer Design Intern will serve the Avient Design team during the summer of 2026 (start and end dates are flexible).

Work will consist of assisting designers and engineers with client projects as well as internal initiatives that may be independently lead by the intern.

Client projects are often focused on medical, transportation, industrial, or consumer markets.

Previous intern-lead projects have included product tear downs and testing, generating material and industry specific case studies, designing product testing apparatuses, and tip-to-tail development of consumer products that specifically leverage Avient's specialty materials.

In addition to learning alongside professional designers and engineers, interns will benefit from intentional material, manufacturing, and software training Avient Design has created for undergraduates.

We will also do our best to select projects and training based on the intern's interests.

Avient can help identify local living accommodations for interns as needed.Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree with emphasis in Industrial Design or related field.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Solidworks (or similar CAD software)

• Must have ability to reason and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Must have basic Industrial Design skills including creative thinking and problem solving, hand sketching and model building skills.

• Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of small hand tools, power tools, 3D printers, etc.

• Willingness and ability to travel.

• Relevant internship experience is preferred.

Additional Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to acquire, assimilate, and analyze data from multiple data sources using a variety of business intelligence and reporting tools.

• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, as well as take initiative.

• Team player with strong project coordination and organization skills required.

• Strong oral and written communication skills required.About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide.

Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities.

Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

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