2027 Industrial Design Co-op in Dardenne Prairie, Missouri at Rawlings Sporting Goods Company Inc

Job Title: Co-Op Industrial Designer
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Industrial Designer
Location: O'Fallon, MO
Timeframes: May 2027 – December 2027
FSLA Status: Hourly, Temporary, Seasonal
*Rawlings does not provide housing for Internships and Co-Op Programs.

General Overview: Seek and develop new and innovative ideas for products with designs, sketches, and storyboards using 3D capabilities to visualize and implement ideas.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Brings new age technologies and concepts to life through visual representations. This includes ideas for bats, protective equipment, balls, gloves, etc.
• Develops and creates product concepts for a commercialization level.
• Applies new age technology concepts and consumer vision to help promote designs to other business and marketing associates.
• Create and maintain design documentation of quality 3D CAD data packages for modeling and prototyping to interface with Design Engineers and Graphics department.
• Participate in ideation sessions that generate innovations through use of market research and trends.
• Draft sketches and illustrations of potential products or work on enhancing an existing product to make it more appealing to consumers.
• Fabricate models using samples.
• Research consumer design trends and product limitations.
• Work with engineering, marketing, production, and/or sales departments to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
• Test designs in focus groups or surveys.
• Perform research on appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
• Work on packaging designs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Pursuing Industrial Design degree (must be currently enrolled in school, Junior standing or higher preferred).
• Experience with 3D design and modeling software – NX or Solidworks preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Strong affinity to develop an understanding of the ever-changing sporting goods market.
• Strong team building and communication skills.
• Proficient in sketching, rendering and digitizing tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Working Conditions:

Manufacturing and warehouse working environment, lab environment, and/or office environment. Potential work hazards exist due to work environment.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Position may be required to perform other duties as needed.