Polaris Industries Internship Opportunities: Design Your Future

Polaris Industries, a global leader in powersports, is offering exciting internship opportunities for aspiring designers. These internships provide invaluable hands-on experience and exposure to the product development process within a dynamic and innovative environment. Polaris empowers employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE.

Industrial Design Internship: A Deep Dive

One such opportunity is the Industrial Design Internship at the Polaris Design Studio in Minnesota. This internship is designed for individuals with a passion for design and a desire to contribute to the creation of cutting-edge powersports vehicles and related products.

Responsibilities and Skills Development

As an Industrial Design Intern, you will be immersed in the conceptual process for new product creation within the Polaris product portfolio. This involves:

Conceptualization and Design: Sketching and executing original designs through segment category research, while regularly making decisions with guidance from Senior Designers regarding characteristics that fit VOC and Brand DNA while incorporating these to improve his/her work.
Collaboration: Working closely with experienced designers, engineers, product managers, clay modelers, and digital modelers to bring concepts to life. Collaborating with cross-functional team, including Engineering and Product Managers, on their respective projects. Working with Clay Modelers if their theme/design is selected. Works with Digital Modelers during theme/design development.
Presentation: Presenting concepts and ideas to Design peers and Design Management alongside Senior and Lead designers and provides project feedback during the weekly program meetings. Presenting team members with the story behind their designs and taking notes about next steps and actions to progress their designs.
Digital Design: Creating digital design assets using industry-standard software. Creates Digital-Design assets through digital software provided to you through the Polaris Design Dept. Should be proficient with software including, but not limited to: Blender, Gravity Sketch, Keyshot, Alias, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Customer Focus: Creating concepts that meet or exceed customer expectations by using product descriptions to develop a theme. Daily work will include absorbing criteria-led requirements from Product Managers, Engineers, and Manufacturing.

The designs from the Intern may be refined, executed, and utilized up to, and including, production intent. The Design Intern will interact with all peer groups at a level that requires solid decision-making, and they will be required to present their work to various levels of Polaris Leadership.

Qualifications

To be considered for the Industrial Design Internship, candidates should possess the following qualifications:

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Portfolio: A strong design portfolio showcasing your skills and creativity is essential. A Design portfolio is required for consideration. Please submit as a link or PDF; if the link does not work, include a PDF version.
Education: Currently enrolled in an Industrial Design program at a recognized Design School.
Experience: 1+ years experience Powersports experience a plus Peer-review experience a plus
Skills: Strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and a desire to learn are crucial for success in this role. Good team player, great attitude and desire to learn.

Working Environment

The Industrial Design Internship is a hands-on, studio-based experience located in Medina, Minnesota. This is a hands-on, studio-based internship in Medina, Minnesota, and requires being onsite five (5) days a week. Interns will have the opportunity to work in a professional design studio environment, gaining exposure to advanced CMF (Color, Material, and Finish) development, graphics workflows, and full-scale vehicle mockups. The role offers exposure to advanced CMF development, graphics workflows, and full-scale vehicle mockups within a professional design studio environment. Interns will gain real-world experience supporting production-focused design work while learning how CMF and graphics contribute to the development of high-performance Polaris products.

Compensation

The salary range for this position in Minnesota is $19.50 to $30.75 per hour. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.

Polaris: A Commitment to Employees

Polaris is committed to putting its employees first by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial well-being.

Benefits and Perks

Polaris offers a comprehensive suite of benefits, including:

Competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan. At Polaris we put our employees first, by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial wellbeing. Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and discounted employee stock purchase plan. At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan.
Generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation. Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future.
Health, dental, and vision insurance. In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
Wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
Paid volunteer time off through the Polaris Gives program. Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work.

Polaris: A Legacy of Innovation

Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) has been a pioneer in product breakthroughs and enriching experiences since its founding in 1954. (NYSE: PII) pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and services that have invited people to discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954. The company enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts, garments, and accessories. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts, garments, and accessories. Proudly headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe. Proudly headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Polaris is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Polaris is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Apply Today

If you are an ambitious, resourceful, and driven individual with a passion for design, Polaris encourages you to apply for an internship. We are an ambitious, resourceful, and driven workforce, which empowers us to THINK OUTSIDE. Apply today!

Important: This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. To be considered for this opportunity, you must apply on our career page. To qualify for this position, former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing.

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