CMF & Industrial Design Intern

MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you’ll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more.

Job Title:  CMF & Industrial Design Intern

Location: Holland, MI
Department: Internal Design
Duration: May 2026 – August 2026
Schedule: Full Time

Why join us? 
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

About this opportunity

MillerKnoll’s Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. 

As a CMF & Industrial design intern, you will focus on Color, Material, Finish design support, assisting Industrial Design and product development partners as needed. You will participate in all phases of product design and development, from early concept generation and rough prototyping to execution of final CMF and finished presentations.  Your work will support the design team's effort to drive world-class solutions for the seating, workplace, and lifestyle categories.

What You'll Do 
You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you...

• Ideates and visualizes CMF design concepts for product and presentations
• Executes established CMF strategy set by design leads
• Shadows designers to gain visibility to cross functional teams, including design, CMF development, product development, product management and manufacturing
• Assists in the design and development of proprietary colors, materials, and finishes
• Supports CMF environmental initiatives related to MillerKnoll’s corporate sustainability goals
• Supports Internal Design team as needed throughout the design process
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives

What You Bring 
The needed skills and experience for this role include... 

• Providing a portfolio that demonstrates color, material, and finish (CMF) applied to product with story/rationale
• Knowledge of design principles and technical knowledge in area of expertise
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to interface with internal design, cross functional product development teams and suppliers
• Ability to identify and solve problems in a creative, participative, and proactive way
• Must be self-motivated, adaptable, flexible, and able to manage multiple parallel-path projects
• Team player - ability to negotiate and build consensus across multiple teams
• Takes initiative to proactively achieve goals and strategies
• Proficient in Adobe Suite, MS Office Suite and KeyShot

Education

• Pursuing or completed a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, CMF Design, Interior Design or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program.

Qualifications 

• Must be authorized to work in the US and will not require sponsorship now or in the future. 
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations

What We Offer 

• Mentorship from experienced professionals  
• Exposure to impactful projects and business challenges  
• Opportunity to develop technical and analytical skills  
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture  

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is