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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INTERN (6 MONTHS - for candidates in China only)

LIXIL k

Shanghai, China

Oct 28
Job Description

LIXIL is looking for creative and motivated interns to take part in its Creative Educational Program and support LIXIL Global Design Asia team in defining the brand experience for LIXIL’s entire portfolio. This position is in our newly renovated LIXIL Design Studio in Shanghai.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Undergraduates and postgraduates in their final year of Product/Industrial Design studies with some of the following qualities and skills:
• A portfolio of meaningful designs that proves solid design skills and forward thinking
• Strong interest in creating and visualizing impactful design concepts
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing, and engineering processes
• Good sketching skills, both hand-drawn and digital
• Ability to apply and effectively utilize 2D and 3D tools: Adobe Creative Suite, SolidWorks, or
Rhinoceros and Keyshot
• A passion for design, technology, and an active lifestyle
• A team-oriented, positive, and constructive attitude
• A good command of English both verbal and written

WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Create and translate new design and experiences ideas into sketches, high-quality renderings, prototypes, and models under the guidance of an experienced Senior/Lead Designer
• Support Senior/Lead Designers on concrete projects by attending brainstorming sessions, creating
prototypes and presentation deliverables that may include sketches, user scenarios, high-quality renderings
• Research into design, social and technological trends as well as consumer segments, and market competitors to inspire the team

Application Details

NEXT STEPS
Interested yet? If so, please send an email with your CV along with a Portfolio with samples of your work (including sketches) in English language as a pdf-file (file size should not exceed 8 MB) to Unique Wang at aiping.wang@lixil.com .

LIXIL

LIXIL – WHO WE ARE
Every person on the planet dreams of a better home. LIXIL makes that possible with pioneering water and housing products. Our purpose is to make better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. LIXIL was created in 2011 through the consolidation of five of Japan’s most successful housing and building companies. Since then we’ve acquired some of the most trusted global brands in our industry.

LIXIL BEHAVIORS
The three LIXIL Behaviors provide a unified way of working for all LIXIL employees, helping to make LIXIL a purpose-driven entrepreneurial company for sustainable growth: Do the right thing, Work with respect, Experiment and learn.

SHAPING THE INDUSTRY THROUGH ICONIC GLOBAL BRANDS
While each of our brands has its own unique personality and strengths, together they provide us with an unmatched offering and ability to meet the full scope of consumer preferences and needs.

THE WORLD OF LIXIL GLOBAL DESIGN
At our six major in-house design studios in Tokyo, Tokoname, New York, London, Düsseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai, our global design team is creating distinctive experiences with our iconic brands, based on comprehensive analysis of trends and consumer insights. By combining this experience-based design approach with LIXIL’s advanced technologies, we develop meaningful products that solve real-life challenges and add real value to the daily lives.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
At LIXIL we believe that our people are the ultimate drivers of value creation. We aim to leverage the knowledge and perspectives of a diverse workforce as a key driver of growth and innovation and improve quality of life for all people through our products and services, irrespective of their age, gender, and the level of disability. We aim to be an agile culture with a focus on the work being done rather than the gender or hierarchy of the person doing it.

We also believe the working environment should be conducive to creativity and have created inspiring studios which have attracted award winning global talent. We continue to build a diverse, creative, global team to bring inspiration and our brand promise to life.