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 oruniversity

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 withoutaccommodations

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 comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.