Ferris State University College of Business · 14 hours ago
KCAD Sponsored Project Intern – Product Development (Student Position)
Grand Rapids, MI
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$20/hr - $20/hrFerris State University College of Business is collaborating with researchers and engineers to develop a prototype medical device. The KCAD Sponsored Project Intern will focus on product development, including creating a wearable product and user interface for an app.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Student interns will apply many of the skills, capabilities, and processes learned through their coursework at a level consistent with what is expected and practiced in a professional internship
Student interns will participate in weekly, in-person or virtual design reviews between the project team and the sponsor
Student interns will meet weekly, in-person or virtually, with the faculty leads to conduct critiques and gather feedback on project deliverables on a weekly basis
Student interns will communicate with the project team to coordinate work on project deliverables and collaborate with the faculty leads to develop and submit all project deliverables
Student interns will have the ability to manage work done remotely (anywhere on campus) for the project
Student interns will track their time and submit a weekly timecard to the project coordinator
Qualification
Required
Students applying for the positions should be at least junior status entering the Spring 2026 semester
Students applying for the product/fashion design role should have experience with digital sketching for product concepts (i.e. Adobe Photoshop), 2D drawing for patternmaking (i.e. Adobe Illustrator), and a range of prototyping processes (sewing, 3D printing, vinyl graphics, laser cutting, etc.)
Students applying for the graphic/user experience design role should have experience with creating digital interface concepts (i.e. apps, websites, etc.), creating digital graphics (i.e. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator), and prototyping clickable interface concepts (i.e. Figma)
Students should have strong visual communication skills (analog or digital sketching, 3D images with notes, etc.)
Students should have experience documenting product development deliverables in a project workbook, report, and/or presentation
Students should have strong skills in communication, teamwork, collaboration, and creativity
Company
Ferris State University College of Business
The College of Business provides career-oriented programs, responsive to the changing needs of the business world.
Founded in 1884
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase