Industrial Design Intern

Fortune Brands • Deerfield, IL

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an Industrial Design Intern to join our Fortune Brands Innovations Industrial Design team for the 2026 summer term with a desire to revolutionize the way people experience our products in and around the home. You will have the privilege of collaborating with an award-winning global team to support our brands such as Moen, House of Rohl, Masterlock, Sentry Safe, Therma-Tru, Larson, Yale, August and many more. As a member of the Industrial Design team, you will support the development of meaningful innovations and distinctive collections that serve a wide range of user needs and aspirations. Together, we will work to deliver impactful products to make the home smarter, safer and more beautiful than ever. This is a hybrid role located at our Deerfield, IL office with 3 days in the office per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Requirements

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design is required.
• Skill and experience in the following is required:
• 2-D hand + digital sketching and rendering skills using the following programs: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketchbook Pro, Etc.
• 3-D digital modeling and rendering skills ane experience with one or more of the following: Solidworks, Keyshot, Vizcom or equivalent AI-ID program. Solidworks experience is preferred as this will be the mandatory CAD package for all FBIN projects to ensure efficient collaboration with engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and visual presentation skills with experience using one or more of the following programs: InDesign, Microsoft PowerPoint, Miro
• Ability to clearly communicate design inspiration and intent internally to project teams and leadership teams as well as externally to customers and merchants.
• A strong work ethic and ability to support multiple complex and fast-paced projects at once.
• A keen eye for global trend forecasting across macro cultural drivers, fashion, architecture, furniture, housewares, kitchen, bath, and CMF.
• A strong passion for thoughtful form development across ALL décor styles, from traditional to contemporary.
• Flexible, creative, resilient, and driven to maintain design excellence from project start to finish.
• Team-focused attitude, with the desire to share knowledge, assist others, and work together to achieve great results.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple fast-paced projects at one time within all Fortune Brands Innovations product categories including, plumbing, outdoors, security, and connected products, with mentorship from the FBIN industrial designers.
• Assist the lead industrial designers on cross-functional FBIN project teams with design integrity and a passion for meaningful collaboration to balance what is desirable to our end users, what is viable for the business goals, and what is feasible to manufacture.
• Support each phase of the design process across discovery research, initial concept development and testing, CAD development, and final design story
• Apply advanced elements of art and principles of design to form, color, finishes, and graphics with regard to user-centered functionality and ergonomics.
• Create sketches and 3D prototypes to explore ergonomics, human factors, and form issues.
• Help develop cohesive product collections that possess shared strong visual collection language elements.
• Define refined concepts with detailed color, material, and finish documentation.
• Communicate with cross functional teams including engineering, product owners, and project managers to ensure concepts are clearly understood.
• Assist with creating presentations that clearly communicate the authentic design story for each project to help inform commercialization strategies and marketing content creation.
• Propel and evolve each of the brands visual brand language to meaningfully embody their core values.
• Develop impactful, award-winning designs to elevate FBIN brands.

Benefits

• Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay.
• A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $33,300 USD - $45,760 USD.
• In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
• At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more.
• We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees