Design Innovation Internship 2024

Job description

Are you currently studying Product Design or any other creative technology degree? Would you like to use your academic background and creative skills to enable product designs that consumers will love? Do you want to make an impact on products that affect consumers around the world?

Then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

What you can expect:

Our Design Innovation internship programme runs for up to 12 months (normally 1 year), typically starting in July 2024, however we will also consider candidates available for shorter periods. The UK focus for Product Design is at our Innovation Centre in Reading working on our Grooming brands (Gillette & Braun).

What does it take to come up with some of the world’s most well-known brands? Well, a whole lot of design, engineering & science, to start. We are talking big innovations, small bets, ground breaking technology, state-of-the-art prototyping facilities, engineering workshops & labs, micro-scale plants and a team full of inventors to make this happen. During your internship you will work on real projects on some of our most loved brands with work ranging from consumer research and concept generation to prototyping, testing and design development.

Examples of Previous Design Innovation Internship Projects:

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Assess and understand consumer, technology, market, online, competitive and IP landscapes to lead the research and concept generation of new products for developing markets.

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Use design thinking skills to expand, challenge and broaden a given brief to identify new opportunities, using multiple sources of inspiration to ideate and explore new product concepts bringing forward new consumer, technical or business insights.

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Apply engineering principles to bring concepts to life & iteratively develop fully functional razor prototypes using state of the art prototyping capabilities to enable consumer studies and address meaningful technical problems.

What we offer you:  

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Responsibilities as of Day 1 – you will feel the ownership of your projects from the beginning, you will be able to have an impact on the business from the beginning, working on projects given by the European team including senior leadership. 

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Technical focus – you will have the opportunity to put your technical skills to work on intellectually challenging problems working with our advanced technologies. 

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Continuous coaching – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager, enabling you to grow in a diverse environment and developing your talents and ideas. 

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Dynamic and respectful work environment – employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting agility and work/life balance.  

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Competitive Compensation & Benefits – This is a paid management internship; the monthly salary for this role is £2,250. On top of this you’ll enjoy lots of benefits like the option to enrol in our pension, discounted P&G products, perks and flexible working arrangements. To find more information about our benefits package take a look here: https://www.pgcareers.com/benefits

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Full Time Role - Successful interns have the potential to secure a full-time position with P&G after graduation. As a 'build from within' company, our people start at entry level and progress through the organization. When we make a job offer, it’s with the expectation that you will grow into one of our future leaders, and to help you get there, you will work closely with skilled P&G veterans for mentoring and coaching at every step.

Job Qualifications

What we are looking for:  

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Students studying a BSC or MSC in Product Design, Industrial Design, Design Engineering or any other ‘Creative Technology’ degree, graduating in 2024 or 2025.

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Academic excellence at all stages throughout school and University education with a passion for research and innovation. 

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Technical curiosity, creativity, innovation, initiative, communication, leadership and your collaboration skills. 

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Evidence of passion and achievements, particularly leadership, in academic and/or non- academic activities, short work experience or internships are a plus. 

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Experience/skills in the following: sketching, CAD (NX or Solidworks preferred), rendering, mechanical understanding, prototyping (3D printing & engineering machine workshop) ergonomic understanding, Adobe creative suite, Word, Excel etc.

Application Deadline: February 29th, 2024 – however roles fill fast and are filled on an ongoing basis so apply early to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to remove the role earlier than the deadline if it has been filled.  

At P&G #weseeequal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

We champion social mobility and believe socio-economic status should not be a barrier to accessing job opportunities. That’s why in addition to this internship being paid, we offer provision of all the necessary technology and electronic equipment, access to a range of benefits, and financial support if you need to relocate for your internship - such as covering the cost of travel to your internship location.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please click  here  if you require an accommodation during the application process. Please make sure to wait to hear back from us regarding your accommodation before proceeding with the online assessment, we thank you in advance for your patience. 

Job Schedule
Full time

Job Number
R000097291

Job Segmentation
Internships (Job Segmentation)