Industrial Design Intern

Cobot • Santa Clara, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction. Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around. As an Industrial Design Intern, you’ll help shape how future Cobot platforms visual language while contributing directly to the evolution of Proxie today. This role sits at the intersection of exploration and execution: imagining what cobots could become, then helping turn those ideas into tangible designs. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and product partners to translate vision into form, moving fluidly from rough sketches and quick prototypes to more refined, high-fidelity design work. Your work will influence not just surfaces and details, but the emerging design language that defines how humans experience robots in the real world. This is an opportunity to work on real products, with real constraints, while still having space to explore what’s next. This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA office. This is a full-time, 6-month internship, with a flexible start date. The application deadline for this role is January 11th, 2026. Interviews will take place mid-late January 2026.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or have completed a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Design, Concept Art, Transportation Design, or a related field.
• Strong sense of aesthetics with high attention to detail and visual refinement.
• Excellent sketching skills and solid CAD capability.
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
• Willing to occasionally travel.
• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Nice To Haves

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program (e.g., Master’s, PhD, or other post-baccalaureate program) in Industrial Design or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Explore future cobot platforms and evolving design language beyond the current Proxie system.
• Support day-to-day Proxie industrial design refinement, including form, CMF, and detail development.
• Translate product vision and early ideas into tangible design work, from low-fidelity concepts to higher-fidelity execution.
• Create sketches, CAD, renderings, and prototypes to communicate design intent and explore ideas.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and participate in design reviews, incorporating feedback and constraints.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees