Creative Play Lab - Prototypes Internship

Job Description

Play Discovery Prototypes Internship:  

Do you enjoymaking prototypes by using various tools and machines? 

Join the LEGO® Group’s Creative Play Lab for a Paid5-Month Internship at our Headquarters in Billund, Denmark! 

If you have an unquenchable passion for exploring new play opportunitiesand makingthings withinnovativeprototypingtechniquesthenyou could be one of the talented students joining our Play DiscoveryPrototypesteam this year! 

Internship Dates:February 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025 

About us: 

Creative Play Lab (CPL) is at the heart of new product innovations at the LEGO Group. We experiment with emerging technologies, tinker with new tools, band together withnew brands and integrate new inventions into the LEGO system of play to create the toys of tomorrow’s world. As an intern in the Play DiscoveryPrototypesteam, you will learn to use our prototyping tools to get handsonwith a variety of prototyping tasks from day one.You’ll get to work across ourwide range of machines, developing your equipmentexpertise to master your craft as you support the teams indesigning, prototyping, and iterating on the toys of the future with your prototyping skills. 

Meet the team: 

We're professionalcraftspeople from diverse backgrounds, includingindustrial designers, mechanical engineers,machinists and carpenters who deploy ourexpertise in equipment,printing and manufacturing to develop innovative new ways to piece together the prototypes of our future toys and internal prototypes.We exploreall the possibilities for how we can make designs become reality with our unique design-for-production (or making)perspective.Weask ‘have you thought of making it this way?’ to spark ideas in our inventor colleagues to turn their concepts into physically ‘prototypable’ play. 

Internship Eligibility: 

• Currently enrolled in full time education in an art, design,engineering or other craft discipline 

• Available to move to / commute to Billund, Denmark for the duration of the internship 

• Free for the entire internship period from February 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025 

• Speak English to at least a conversational / intermediate level 

• You are ahands on individual with a bias towards learning-by-making 

Experience with at leastsome of the following disciplines: 

• CAD and CAMsoftwares 

• Adobe suite 

• Graphic Printprogrammes 

• 3DPrinting techniques 

• Milling and CNC Machining 

Responsibilities: 

You’re here to learn from the best so we appreciate that there will be a lot of new things for you to get familiar with. We want you to bring all your energy,enthusiasm and experiences to work every day so we can achieve amazing things together while you learn along the way! 

• Use our equipment,tools and machines to supportyour colleagues with creating prototypes 

• Push the boundaries of‘prototypable’ play by inventing smart solutions toovercome machining challenges 

• Bring your unique perspectives on how we problem solve for manufacturability 

• Suggestnew trends or techniques we could explore in our prototypes department 

• Be resourceful in overcoming prototyping challenges and help others to problem solve their designs 

• Work with our range of equipment includingCNC machines, milling machines, bandsawsetc 

• Work using a range of materials includingplastic, wood, metal,textiles and paper/cardboard 

• Create new LEGO elements and other prototypesbeing resourcefulto useevery tool at your disposal to hack, build and learn every day 

• Explore new play opportunities and other prototypingsolutions by making and testingdifferentideas to gather feedbackon which techniques and designs work best anditerate on ideas collaboratives 

• Collaborate with a team of experienced designers, developers, engineers,artists and researchers to drive our innovation missions forward 

Perks: 

• Shape the future of play in Creative Play Lab and contribute to the LEGO models and experiences of the future 

• Gain access to our world class prototypingstudio and gain experience witha huge range ofsoftwares, tools and machines 

• Work with a passionate team of like-mindedprototypers whereyou’ll learn something new every day and build your professional network 

• Live and work in the global headquarters of the LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark and explore ourstate-of-the-art campus 

• Gain an insight into how an innovation departmentoperates and the processes through which we design our model portfolio at the LEGO Group 

Application:  

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please ensure your application is completed in English. To apply, simplysubmit the following by January 5th2025. 

• An A4 size poster (landscape) designed by you toshowcase why you think you are a good fit for the internship. You may use text, photographs,colour etc. to communicate your enthusiasm,talent and values. Please attach it in .PDF format to your application. 

• A current CV detailing your education and relevant experiences. 

• A full portfolioshowcasing a more in-depth range of your work. This should include projects that highlight your interests, reflect yourpassions anddemonstrate your hobbies. Please attach it in .PDF format to your application or provide a link to an online portfolio toshowcase video / audio etc. 

Come and join us as we use prototypes to discover the future of play! 

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus- We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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