Industrial Design Intern at Matic Robots in Mountain View, CA

Summary: Matic is a company focused on revolutionizing home robotics by creating innovative products like their Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot. They are seeking an Industrial Design Intern to help visualize hardware concepts through high-fidelity renderings, animations, and motion studies, collaborating closely with design and engineering teams. Responsibilities: - Create high-fidelity renderings, animations, and motion studies that visualize product design and behavior - Collaborate with the design and engineering teams to explore form, CMF, and user interactions - Support hardware storytelling through product videos, visual assets, and launch materials - Work with marketing and brand to ensure visual consistency across digital and physical touch points Required Qualifications: - Degree (or current study) in Industrial Design, Product Design, or Motion Design - Strong proficiency in KeyShot, Blender, Cinema 4D, or similar tools for rendering and animation - Solid understanding of lighting, materials, and motion for product visualization - Experience creating short animations or product films that tell a story through design - Working knowledge of SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or other 3D CAD tools - Portfolio demonstrating both beautiful still renderings and motion work (required) Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with compositing or editing tools (After Effects, Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve) - Hands-on prototyping or model-making skills - Familiarity with robotics, consumer hardware, or connected devices Required Skills: Industrial Design, Product Design, Motion Design, Rendering, Animation Tools, KeyShot, Blender, Cinema 4D, Lighting, Materials for Visualization, Motion Visualization, 3D CAD Tools, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Animation, Product Film Creation