Working as a Design Engineering Intern, supporting OXO projects in the beverage and organization spaces
As a Design Engineering Intern @ Smart Design, I supported several OXO projects in the beverage and organization spaces. These projects fell across different stages of the human-centered design process – mocking up early prototypes for user testing, executing market research and competitive teardowns, and creating high-fidelity prototypes and CAD for quote.
In addition to strengthening my design and prototyping skills, I also gained valuable experience communicating with clients and getting up-to-speed on new projects and impacting them quickly.
Smart Design // Design Engineering Intern
October 2021 – January 2022
Rapid Prototyping / Creo Surface Modeling / User Testing / Client Communication & Presentation / Market Research / Product Teardowns
Takeaways.
Getting exposed to the design process for multiple consumer products was an incredible opportunity to continue to hone my own human-centered design process and to gain confidence that I can positively impact the design process for more exciting consumer products to come.
Every person I met at Smart Design was linked by their deep sense of curiosity and passion for becoming an expert in each new industry they were exposed to. Those qualities are vital to cultivating an engergizing, innovative environment in the design consulting space, and I will work to surround myself with like-minded people in the future.
My specific project work is protected under NDA until the products come to market. I will keep this page up to date as the products are hopefully launched in 2023/24!
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