2023 Spring/summer Co-op - Oshawa, Canada - General Motors

General Motors

Verified Company

Oshawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

General Motors is transforming the future of mobility - and the Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) is at the forefront of that transformation.

We are a diverse team of agile and innovative thought leaders who are passionate about developing key technologies and products that will help achieve GM's vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.

CTC has a proven track record of taking technologies from concept to production in both automotive and non-automotive areas.

Our success is propelled by our talented people and our deep technical knowledge in domains like infotainment software, diagnostics, data analytics, AI, mechatronic controls, and cold weather development.

If you want to work with an inclusive and collaborative team that's striving to change the world for the better, we invite you to join us.

What We Do:

Discover. Ideate. Prototype. Test. Iterate.
Engineering teams come to us with a business, customer, or product challenge. We dive into the problem and work with the team to develop potential solutions. Then we prototype and test again and again until we've landed on something that resonates with our customers.

We act as product managers to collaborate with Market Research and internal and external partners to ensure that GM teams deliver products and features that customers love in a way that's aligned with business objectives.

Role Summary:

As a Design Intern, you will collaborate with designers and engineers side by side, and play a crucial role in supporting our ongoing innovation cycles at GM.

The Virtual Prototyping Graphical/Illustrator Animator Design Intern will work with the Innovation & Advanced Technical Work design services team to support and imagine the future of mobility contributing to the creation of new technologies, components and systems in development for production in 5+ years Work independently and with the Global Innovation team to develop new designs and strategic direction for customer facing features integrating customer focused needs and brand differentiation into all aesthetic proposals.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop digital concept renderings and virtual prototypes to help visualize designs, consider human factors, and present to internal partners
Create digital storyboards, and videos to help explain technology and communicate customer journey maps
Support collaboration and internal review activities with visuals
Creates original design ideas using electronic tools
Makes perspective sketches and renderings sufficient to communicate new design ideas in support of Design Thinking customer centric approach
Develops two and threedimensional mockups of proposed design solutions
Knows the latest digital design trends/technology
Presents new thoughts and designs both orally and visually
Frequent contact with others outside the work group
Understands program timelines and is proactive regarding task completion
Ability to create and communicate new design ideas
Proficient in appropriate design methods and procedures based on common modelling, or virtual process
Facilitates and/or participates in Design Reviews, both scheduled and informal workstation reviews, as required
Coordinates guidance from multiple internal/external customers to meet requirements
Keeps Design leadership and Customer informed of project status, timing, and technical issues
Actively identifies new areas for learning and takes advantage of learning opportunities
Provides mentorship to peers where possible and is able to assist other designers with design tasks when required

Qualifications:

Pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the following areas: Graphic Design, Arts, Digital Futures, Interactive Design, Other Creative Design programs
Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week in Canada and for 4 or 8month term (12 consecutive semesters) starting May 202
Create a storyboard of a userproduct interaction and various touch points, that showcases the impact/changes in behaviour that the envisioned product/service/ or system has in the day of the life of X, in form of a hand drawn or digital storyboard and a final video clip
Demonstrate high skill level with digital concept renderings
Demonstrate understanding of clear communication principles including effective and professional video production and editing
Demonstrated ability to work independently to solve highly complex problems and lead teams to consensus when needed

Preferred Qualifications:

Software: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Illustrator and Aftereffects, Alias, Photoshop, Cinema 4D
Handdrawing and graphic design
Digital illustration
3D computer animation
3D rendering
Digital production
Strategic foresight and design thinking
Have a valid Full Class G Ontario Driver's Licence, or equivalent Canadian outofprovince licence

Desired Skills: