2026 Summer Intern Industrial DesignUser Experience Michigan

Portage, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Onsite

What You Get Out of the Internship

The Acute Care Industrial and User Experience Designers are at the forefront of creating products that ensure that the user-centric needs of our customers are applied to our products and user interfaces. We focus on understanding the challenges faced by doctors nurses and patients and then ideate and visualize products and user scenarios that solve those problems. We collaborate with Marketing Engineering and Portfolio Managers to ensure that every product is aesthetically pleasing functional and delivers world class user experiences that improves patient care and meets the needs of our healthcare professionals.

As an Industrial Design Intern at Stryker you will support a cross-functional team of designers engineers researchers and marketers focused on creating innovative human-centered medical offerings. You will contribute to concept development through ideation CAD prototyping and design visualization in support of user-centered research activities that help shape the next generation of Stryker products.

What you will gain

Hands-on experience contributing to real medical device product development.
Coaching and mentorship from experienced industrial designers and cross-functional teammates.
Opportunities to influence early-stage concepts and produce meaningful work.
Growth in technical skills communication design process knowledge and professional confidence.

Who we want

Curious Problem Solvers

Individuals who are eager to explore design challenges understand user needs and generate thoughtful well-reasoned concepts.

Articulate Visual Communicators

Designers who express ideas clearly through sketches prototypes storytelling and supportive visuals.

Collaborative Teammates

People who thrive in cross-functional environments contribute positively to team culture and build strong working relationships.

Challengers.People who seek out the hard projects and work to find just the right solutions.

Teammates.Partners who listen to ideas share thoughts and work together to move the business forward.

Charismatic networkers.Relationship-savvy people who intentionally make connections with both internal partners and external contacts.

Strategic thinkers.Interns who propose innovative ideas and consistently exceed their performance objectives.

Customer-oriented achievers.Individuals with an unparalleled work ethic and customer-focused attitude who bring value to their partnerships.

Game changers.Persistent interns who will stop at nothing to live out Strykers mission to make healthcare better.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Design & Concept Development

Create early-stage concepts through sketching 2D visualization and physical or digital prototyping.
Translate user insights into improved ergonomics usability aesthetics and user experience.
Contribute to the definition of form features and product look/feel aligned to Strykers visual brand language.

User-Centered Design ResearchCentered Design Research

Support research activities including trend reviews ergonomic analysis and capturing user insights.
Assist in preparing materials for user feedback sessions cocreation activities or usability evaluations.

Collaboration & Communication

Work closely with designers engineers marketing and human factors partners to advance project goals.
Contribute to design reviews through compelling visual and verbal communication.
Support creation of presentations storyboards diagrams and visual assets articulating design intent.

Modeling & Visualization

Produce sketches mockups CAD studies and visual prototypes to support concept development.
Assist in rendering and 3D visualization for communicating form aesthetics and experience.

What You Need

Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in Industrial Design Product Design or a related field.
Cumulative 3.0 GPA or above (verified at time of hire)
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require sponsorship now or in the future.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to collaborate and build relationships
Demonstrated leadership problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint) and eagerness to learn in a dynamic environment.
Foundational skills in sketching model making CAD and visual storytelling.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite; experience with Rhino SolidWorks Creo or similar tools preferred.
A portfolio demonstrating creativity process thinking and design fundamentals.
A positive attitude empathy for users and openness to feedback.

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.

Required Experience:

Intern

Work Flexibility: OnsiteWhat You Get Out of the InternshipThe Acute Care Industrial and User Experience Designers are at the forefront of creating products that ensure that the user-centric needs of our customers are applied to our products and user interfaces. We focus on understanding the challeng...