Job Description
Description & Requirements
ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY :
We're focused on bringing more light into people's lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. By celebrating our differences and embracing a positive work-life balance, we are recognized as a Yellow Ribbon company, one of Forbes Magazine's 2021 "America's Best Large Employers" and a "Best Employer for Diversity." As a 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference.
PURPOSE: The Product Design Intern uses their design background and expertise to improve Andersen's existing window and door products or innovate on future products to address customer needs and wants. The majority of this role will include interaction with engineering, marketing, and sales teams to understand product gaps and potential solutions. The Product Design Intern will use customer insight, design knowledge, human factors, and style to introduce new ideas for Andersen's product lineup. This role requires knowledge of CAD software, sketching, rendering, and product development. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Lead design brainstorms and iteration for product enhancements * Create new designs based on inputs * Lead discussions with engineering, marketing, and sales to gather feedback and iterate * Evolve the designs for function and manufacturability * Facilitate cross-functional meetings with explicit objectives and scope QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: * Enrollment in a 4-year program toward completion of Product Design or Industrial Design degree, GPA 3.0 or higher * Working knowledge of relevant product design tools such as CAD, Photoshop, rendering software, customer journey mapping, and story boards * Knowledge and experience hands on prototyping and user research * Excellent communicator - written, verbal, presenting, listening, surveying, interviewing
CULTURE AND BENEFITS : "Be Orange. Be You" is how we express our belief that by embracing our differences and empowering you, we'll be a stronger team able to accomplish what otherwise wouldn't be possible. This Orange spirit has helped us become the #1 innovative window and door brand* and the one homeowners love the most.** It's also why we're committed to supporting you to approach each day with a bright outlook.
Benefits include, and are not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Health Savings Account contributions
Paid holidays plus PTO
401(k) plan & contributions
Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities
Charity contributions
Nationwide career opportunities
We look forward to seeing how your unique skills, background and experiences will inspire our team and help us continue to be the leader we are today.
* 2020 Andersen brand surveys of U.S. contractors, builders & architects ** 2020 Andersen Brand Survey of U.S. homeowners
In 2024, Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $4,000 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate. Profit sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year, with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance.
Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Posting City:
Bayport, MN Andersen
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