2027 Industrial Placement - Industrial Designer - Bray (Ireland)

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As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Are you ready to develop your creative skills and contribute to breakthrough product design? As an Industrial Design Intern in our studio in beautiful Co. Wicklow, Ireland, you’ll join a fantastic team of researchers, designers, engineers, and prototypers helping to create future products for leading consumer, professional, and healthcare brands.

Why apply for our Industrial Design Placement?

• Get hands-on experience contributing to real client projects and internal innovations.

• Work in our fully-equipped, collaborative studio, workshops and labs, designed to maximise creativity and rapid prototyping.

• Benefit from mentoring, practical learning, and network with expert colleagues.

• Be part of a forward-looking, multidisciplinary team creating impactful, category-defining solutions.

• Enjoy a unique work environment situated close to Bray seafront and minutes from Dublin City Centre.

What you can expect

• Participate in design research to gain user insights and inspire creative solutions.

• Contribute to outstanding product concepts across a wide range of industries.

• Develop holistic user experiences with a sustainability mindset.

• Hone your craft across freehand sketching, digital tools, and physical modelling.

• Collaborate openly with global colleagues and clients, learning from their expertise.

• Present your ideas and design work to stakeholders, refining your concepts with feedback.

• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies such as AI and XR.

Assessment process

First Stage Assessments

• Application form

• Portfolio review

Final Stage Assessments

• Virtual interview to discuss your portfolio and experience

• In-person interview at our Bray studio

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected]

This role is open to undergraduates with an industrial placement within their course structure.  If you intend to return to university after the internship to complete an MSc, you will also be eligible for this position.

Essential requirements

• On track to gain a relevant product/industrial design degree and seeking an industrial placement as part of your course.

• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating creative process.

• Skilled in 3D CAD and rendering (e.g. Rhino, SolidWorks, and Keyshot or equivalent).

• Confident in hand sketching and craft modelling.

• Strong aesthetic sensibility and keen eye for user experience.

• Proficiency with relevant digital tools (e.g. Miro, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite).

• Collaborative, organised, and passionate about learning and new challenges.

• Understanding of engineering and manufacturing principles is desirable.

The Offer

• Full-time, 12-month placement starting July 2026 (exact date confirmed at offer).

• Salary: £28,570 per annum.

• Supportive mentorship, a vibrant team culture, and the chance to develop your skills working on impactful products.

A career at PA is what you make of it — so power your curiosity and prepare to make an impact