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Junior Industrial Designer - 40 hours

Are you a designer who thinks in images, forms, and possibilities? Someone with an endless flow of ideas who doesn’t get stuck in words but immediately starts sketching? Do you get energized by transforming rough thoughts into strong concepts, compelling designs, and high-quality 3D CAD models? Then we’re looking for you.

At npk design, we are looking to strengthen our team with a Junior Industrial Designer who has an exceptional sense of form, strong sketching skills, and the drive to turn ideas into tangible solutions. A true maker-thinker: curious, visually minded, ambitious, and not afraid of technology.

This describes you as a designer

You think with your eyes as well as your hands. For you, sketching is not a final presentation tool, but a way of thinking. You use it to explore ideas quickly, make choices visible, and bring others along in your design process.

You have a natural drive for design. You instinctively recognize proportions, details, lines, transitions, and materials. You can tell when a product feels right—and when it can be improved.

You develop strong, well-founded concepts and know how to present them convincingly to colleagues and clients. By combining creativity, aesthetics, and technical insight, you create products that are high in quality, distinctive in character, and feasible to manufacture.

You move effortlessly between sketching, form studies, SolidWorks, 3D CAD, visualization, and prototyping. Ideas rarely remain abstract for long in your hands—you transform them into something that can be evaluated, tested, and further developed.

You are not intimidated by complex design challenges. In fact, that’s where things become interesting. With curiosity, a solid technical foundation, and a solution-oriented mindset, you develop smart, surprising, and achievable designs.

You thrive in a dynamic design studio where multiple projects run simultaneously. You see variety as an opportunity to learn quickly, gain broad experience, and grow as a designer.

You are ambitious, eager to learn, and driven to continuously elevate the quality of your sketches, designs, CAD models, and presentations.

What we ask

  • A degree in Industrial Design, such as TU Delft IO/IPD, a Bachelor’s in Industrial Product Design (IPO), or an equivalent qualification.
  • Relevant internship or work experience, preferably within a design consultancy or product development environment.
  • Excellent sketching skills and a strong ability to think visually.
  • A demonstrable sense of form, proportion, detail, materials, and finishing.
  • Experience with SolidWorks and developing concepts into detailed 3D CAD models.
  • The ability to visualize and present concepts in a clear and convincing manner.
  • Affinity with visualization, animation, and/or rendering software.
  • Experience or interest in prototyping, model making, and 3D printing is a plus.
  • An interest in engineering, manufacturability, sustainability, and circular design.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Dutch and English.
  • A portfolio that immediately demonstrates how you think, sketch, design, and translate ideas into products.

About us

At npk design, we conceive, design, and develop products that make a difference. From engaging consumer products and professional equipment to smart packaging and innovative solutions for public spaces, no two projects are the same. It is this variety that makes our work challenging, educational, and inspiring.

Samen met onze opdrachtgevers vertalen we complexe vraagstukken naar slimme, duurzame en impactvolle producten. We werken voor een brede groep klanten: van ambitieuze startups en innovatieve scale-ups tot nationale en internationale bedrijven, gemeenten, overheden en multinationals.

Together with our clients, we transform complex challenges into smart, sustainable, and impactful products. We work with a diverse range of customers, from ambitious startups and innovative scale-ups to national and international companies, municipalities, government organizations, and multinational corporations.

In our own professional workshop, we rapidly build, test, and refine ideas. We work daily with prototyping, model making, 3D printing, and other techniques to bring concepts to life. This means you will learn not only by designing behind a screen, but also by building, testing, and improving real products.

The culture within our team is open, informal, and collaborative. Communication is direct, initiative is encouraged, and good ideas are taken seriously. You will work on unique and meaningful projects, learn from experienced designers and engineers, and

What we offer

  • A competitive salary in line with BNO guidelines.
  • Travel expense reimbursement and a solid pension scheme.
  • Plenty of opportunities for personal development, training, and professional growth.
  • Challenging and diverse projects for a wide range of clients.
  • A creative working environment with experienced designers, engineers, and an in-house workshop.
  • The opportunity to further develop your sketching skills, design sensitivity, and CAD expertise while working on real-world products.

Are you the designer we’re looking for?

Send your motivation letter, CV, and a compact portfolio to jobs@npk.nl and show us what you can do.

We are particularly interested in the way you think: sketches, form studies, concept development, 3D CAD models, renderings, prototypes, and anything else that demonstrates your ability to transform ideas into strong product designs.

Do you have any questions about this position? Please contact us at +31 (0)71 514 13 41 and ask for Hester Rozier.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

Please note: There are no more internship positions available for the period September through January 2027.

Would you like a job that offers a lot of variety, where you are challenged by complex innovative projects and driven colleagues? We are looking for interns to strengthen our team

Interns participate in various projects and gain a realistic view of the profession during their internship period. Suitable candidates are in the final year of their industrial design studies and are available for at least four months, 40 hours per week, between February and June or September and January.

We also offer internships during the summer. The dates and duration of this internship can be determined in consultation.

If you are interested, please send your application with CV and portfolio to: jobs@npk.nl Attn: Hester Rozier.

We do not offer our own graduation assignments. However, we do support graduation projects initiated by students themselves, provided they involve an external client and are aligned with our expertise and interests.

If you have a proposal, please send it to jobs@npk.nl. Based on a clear project proposal—including a clear explanation of the objective, content, and stakeholders—we will be happy to explore whether and how we can provide the desired support.

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