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HARMAN/Huemen is seeking a passionate, highly creative and passionate product designer to take up an internship in our multi-disciplinary, international award-winning design team based at our Shenzhen office for the Harman Kardon brand.
Department: Global Design (Huemen)
Harman International is the worldwide leader in the design of high-quality, high fidelity audio and electronic products for automotive, consumer and professional use. Harman's Design Center is the heart of our consumer electronics development for Harman Kardon. You would join a multinational, award winning design team, where insight and ability is highly valued.
About the Role
Working location: Shenzhen
Working language: English
Time for internship: 6 months
What You Will Do
- The right candidate will be the hands-on designer that can create consumer-centered designs and experiences with a positive impact on the brand and the world.
- Innovate with technologies to deliver the best music experience.
- Have the opportunity to be part of the design team shaping the future of the brand, put your fingerprint on the industry.
- Spot lifestyle tendencies and turn them into new concepts along with multidisciplinary design teams.
- Work on projects, deliver presentations, and maintain project manager contact.
- Be responsible for your project's progress and report to our design leads.
- The designer should work on the front-end stages of the project and make sure the design is viable, manufacturable, and valued by users.
- Effectively communicate conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale verbally and visually.
- Use Color and materials to create innovative designs that become an integral part of people's lifestyles and professional use.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to execute on project objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
What You Need
- Passionate in sound, design and are willing to meet new challenges
- Bachelor/Master degree in Industrial design.
- Quick learner that can focus on the big picture as well as details.
- Experience in Industrial design is a plus.
- An awesome creative designer.
- The ideal candidate will possess design, problem-solving, communication, and visualization skills, and excel in a multi-functional team culture. Good visual communication skills are a necessity.
- Passionate about design, street culture, sports, music, and fashion.
- Ability to use 3D software, such as Rhino or Solidworks, as well as all the Adobe suite.
- Knowledge of photorealistic renderings (Keyshot).
- Result-orientated and motivated team player.
- Outgoing, passionate with an excellent sense of humor.
- Knowledge of English, other languages is a plus.
What Makes You Eligible
- Self-starter, goal oriented and result driven
- Strong team player
- Customer focus
- Deadline oriented and able to work under pressure
- Self-awareness, willing to learn and open to changes
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- Bachelor/Master degree in Industrial design
- Experience in Industrial design
- Ability to use 3D software, such as Rhino or Solidworks
- Knowledge of photorealistic renderings (Keyshot)
- Good visual communication skills
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
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What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
