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.

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 an Research Intern, you will provide research leadership and support to Innovation Team to discover, understand, and communicate insights from our consumers. Help articulate and amplify the needs of our audiences to add value to both users and MillerKnoll.

What You'll Do 
You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you...

Design, develop and manage research projects that supports Innovation Team, New Product Commercialization, and other business initiatives, including the identification of objectives, methods, resources, project schedules and budgets.Work closely with project management to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and conduct research to generate and communicate actionable insights.Conduct research using participatory and iterative techniques, including observational studies, surveys, interviews, usability testing, and other forms of qualitative and quantitative research to uncover insights, learn about user behaviors, and evaluate design concepts.Effectively synthesize and communicate research findings, ideas, and concepts, both verbally and visually, for a variety of audiences, for immediate application and archival record.Generate and communicate actionable insights that influence design, from concepts, through iterative prototypes to final products.Strive for best outcomes for stakeholders, resulting in others learning, and inspiring others to want to work with and utilize the research team skills.Leverage the knowledge gained within your role to conceive, propose, and develop new ideation projects.Be the champion of the user. Foster a culture of customer centered design throughout the organization. Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to achieve business objectives.

What You Bring 

The skills and experience needed for this role include... 

Basic knowledge of research methodologies and design thinking.Ability to analyze, synthesize, and communicate learning and insights. Enrolled and pursuing a four-year Bachelor’s degree with an interest in product design or engineering, design research, or a related field from an accredited college or university, and able to provide transcripts upon request.You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program.  Must have satisfactorily completed basic coursework in the chosen degree program.   Must be authorized to work in the United States.  

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work. 

 

We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good. 

 

We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to helping everyone reach their full potential. 

 

We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.

At MillerKnoll, when we come together—as a family of brands or as an individual work team—the whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. As our values state, “We are better together” when we welcome everyone to the table, keep our commitments to one another, and work and win as one.  This idea expresses our spirit of accountability, friendly competition, and inclusivity. A culture of inclusion is critical to our success—both because it makes us better and because it's the right thing to do.

We wish you success in your MillerKnoll journey!

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. 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.