Play Invention Hardware Internship

Location: Billund Project House

Job Description

Play Discovery Prototypes Internship

Do you enjoy making prototypes by using various tools and machines?

Join the LEGO® Group’s Creative Play Lab for a Paid 5-Month Internship at our Headquarters in Billund, Denmark!

If you have an unquenchable passion for exploring new play opportunities and making things with innovative prototyping techniques then you could be one of the talented students joining our Play Discovery Prototypes team 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 with new 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 Discovery Prototypes team, you will learn to use our prototyping tools to get hands on with a variety of prototyping tasks from day one. You’ll get to work across our wide range of machines, developing your equipment expertise to master your craft as you support the teams in designing, prototyping, and iterating on the toys of the future with your prototyping skills.

Meet the team

We're professional craftspeople from diverse backgrounds, including industrial designers, mechanical engineers, machinists and carpenters who deploy our expertise in equipment, printing and manufacturing to develop innovative new ways to piece together the prototypes of our future toys and internal prototypes. We explore all the possibilities for how we can make designs become reality with our unique design-for-production (or making) perspective. We ask ‘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 a hands on individual with a bias towards learning-by-making

Experience with at least some of the following disciplines

CAD and CAM softwares

Adobe suite

Graphic Print programmes

3D Printing 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 support your colleagues with creating prototypes

Push the boundaries of ‘prototypable’ play by inventing smart solutions to overcome machining challenges

Bring your unique perspectives on how we problem solve for manufacturability

Suggest new 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 including CNC machines, milling machines, bandsaws etc

Work using a range of materials including plastic, wood, metal, textiles and paper/cardboard

Create new LEGO elements and other prototypes being resourceful to use every tool at your disposal to hack, build and learn every day

Explore new play opportunities and other prototyping solutions by making and testing different ideas to gather feedback on which techniques and designs work best and iterate 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 prototyping studio and gain experience with a huge range of softwares, tools and machines

Work with a passionate team of like-minded prototypers where you’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 our state-of-the-art campus

Gain an insight into how an innovation department operates 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, simply submit the following by January 5th 2025.

An A4 size poster (landscape) designed by you to showcase 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 portfolio showcasing a more in-depth range of your work. This should include projects that highlight your interests, reflect your passions and demonstrate your hobbies. Please attach it in .PDF format to your application or provide a link to an online portfolio to showcase 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 ben