About the role#
The Innovation Lab at Dimensional Innovations is where ideas get explored, tested, built, and improved. As an intern, you will join a team that solves challenges, tests new materials, and finds better ways of doing things. You will support both client projects and internal operational initiatives. This is a collaborative environment where priorities shift based on project needs. You might spend one day building a physical prototype to test a concept and the next day exploring a new technology or fabrication method.
What you'll do#
- Contribute to client projects through prototyping, testing, and problem-solving.
- Create physical mockups to help teams evaluate concepts.
- Participate in ideation and design conversations across various disciplines.
- Explore new materials, processes, and technologies for experiential or architectural design challenges.
- Use CAD and digital fabrication tools to create physical prototypes.
- Experiment with 3D printing, CNC fabrication, and other rapid prototyping methods.
- Research and test emerging tools, strategies, and materials.
- Help develop and test ideas for improving internal processes and workflows.
- Document prototypes, experiments, findings, and recommendations.
- Collaborate across Design, Engineering, Technology, and Fabrication teams.
What you'll need#
- Strong hand sketching and drawing skills for communicating ideas.
- Experience with a solid-modeling CAD program such as SolidWorks, Rhino, or Fusion 360.
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
- An interest in prototyping, making, digital fabrication, and emerging technology.
- Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to connect new ideas or technologies to real-world design challenges.
- A willingness to experiment, fail, learn, and try again.
- Ability to adapt as project priorities change.
- Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
- A portfolio or examples of your work are required.
- Students pursuing Industrial Design, Architecture, or Environmental Engineering are encouraged to apply.
- Experience with CAD/CAM, CNC equipment, 3D printing, or building prototypes using shop tools is a plus.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid, on-site internship.
- Location: Overland Park, Kansas.
- Term: Summer 2027.
About Dimensional Innovations
Dimensional Innovations is an employee-owned firm that specializes in experience design, technology, and fabrication. Founded in 1993, the company operates out of Overland Park, Kansas. It employs over 200 people and manages 200,000 square feet of design and production facilities. The firm serves clients in sectors including sports, entertainment, healthcare, and higher education.
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