Research, Development & Quality: Industrial Design Placement
At Mondelēz International, a major global player in chocolate, biscuits, candy and beverages, we can offer you a job that is pure, shameless indulgence. Well, what could be nicer than working with chocolate every day, coming up with mouth-watering designs that tickle the taste buds of chocoholics everywhere in the world? Why do we offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Because can! We are the company behind such well-known global brands such as Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone.
The Role
Working with our research and development community as part of a team of designers who love what they do, you’ll provide rationales and creative thinking behind your inventions, aesthetics and shape of new chocolate products to generate amazing experiences for our consumers.
When you’ve visualised [sketched out or renderise] your creations, you’ll be expected to present them to people at different levels. And when everything moves into prototyping and mass production, you’ll be able to eat your work. You will have the personal skills to present your ideas and work well with all kinds of people around the world. The role is based in Bournville, where British chocolate was born and where all wonderful chocolate creations for the Mondelez world are designed.
Our internships are 12 months long and we’ll make you an integral part of our team and give you a real job – with real responsibilities – from day one. We hope to help you expand your horizons and encourage your personal and professional development.
Requirements
- We’re looking for a very creative individual that will make a delicious difference to our business. Frighteningly creative, CAD user and studying towards a Design degree.
- With a high drive for good design and keen interest in new product development, design research, concept generation, visualisation, and prototyping. All things creative.
- You must be able use your knowledge and full repertoire of technical skills. From hand sketching and illustration to 3D CAD and prototyping.
- Brilliant problem-solver and multi-tasker
We also will require a one-page digital example of your work to support your application. The format should be A3 and must demonstrate your design skills, from creative thinking to CAD. Please attach when submitting your application.
What you can expect from us
We want to make sure you get the most from your time with us. That’s why once you join we’ll work out ambitious but achievable goals for you. Then through the support of a buddy and regular reviews with your manager, we’ll help you achieve them. So, ready to come up with the next best thing in the chocolate world?