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Internship - 2027 Undergraduate 3M UX/UI Design Intern - Safety & Industrial Business Group (SIBG)

The role of Undergraduate Design Intern is intended to start in Summer 2027.

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

An internship is a temporary position within 3M. Interns typically work a full-time schedule throughout a 10-12 week assignment. This position is limited to working 899 hours per service credit year.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

About the Safety & Industrial Business Group:

The Safety and Industrial Business Group (SIBG) at 3M offers a diverse range of products designed to enhance safety, productivity, and efficiency across various industries. Key product categories include personal safety (respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection), abrasives (coated, bonded, and non-woven), adhesives and tapes (industrial adhesives and various tapes), electrical markets (electrical tapes, wire connectors, and cable management), automotive aftermarket (collision repair and automotive tapes and adhesives), and industrial and safety markets (safety solutions and industrial maintenance products).

About 3M Design

Inside 3M’s Safety and Industrial Business Group, 3M Design operates as a multidisciplinary internal creative team supporting brand, product, packaging, digital experience, and design research across industrial, safety, and professional-use markets. As a 3M SIBG Design Intern, you will apply your design skills to real business challenges

while collaborating with experienced designers and cross-functional partners across business, marketing, engineering, product, and technical teams. Interns gain exposure to a human-centered design process, translating customer insights and business needs into brand-aligned solutions across physical products, digital experiences, packaging, and visual systems. Project work may include brand design, visual asset development, packaging systems, design research, product design, UX/UI design, industrial design, prototyping, testing, brand audits, and system refinement. Through onboarding, coaching, and hands-on project experience, the internship is designed to help you build foundational design skills, gain exposure to global design challenges, and explore a meaningful career path in design.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As an Undergraduate UX/UI Design Intern in the Safety & Industrial Business Group (SIBG) team, you will help shape user-centered digital experiences that support industrial safety, productivity, and efficiency. You’ll work closely with UX Designers, Design Researchers, and technical and business partners on projects that make a meaningful impact within 3M’s digital ecosystem. You’ll receive mentorship, structured onboarding, and hands-on opportunities that strengthen your skills in UX design, research, and digital product development.

Key Expectations for an Undergraduate UX/UI Design Intern: Be Motivated You’ll take ownership of your work and bring a sense of initiative to each assignment. While support and guidance are always available, we’re looking for someone who is organized, reliable, and ready to contribute.

· Contribute to UX and UI design for digital tools and software used in industrial and safety applications.

· Build your skills through project work, designer feedback, and mentorship.

· Apply user-centered design methods with support from senior UX Designers and Researchers.

· Assist with user research, synthesize findings, and translate insights into design recommendations.

Be Collaborative We value curiosity, openness, and a willingness to learn new ways of working. Our projects

rely on great communication, strong teamwork, and people who can advocate for the user experience with a variety of stakeholders.

· Participate in design critiques, workshops, and cross-functional project discussions.

· Create UX deliverables such as user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.

· Learn and apply 3M’s digital and brand guidelines to ensure clarity and consistency across experiences.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

· Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or higher, from an accredited institution.

· Experience using Figma

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

· Experience or coursework in UX/UI projects developing user flows, wireframes, prototypes and design documentation.

· Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in Graphic Design, Brand Design, Design Communication, Industrial Design, UX/UI Design, or a related field from an accredited institution.

· Experience or coursework in areas such as brand design, visual communication, UX/UI design, industrial design, product design, design research, or digital experience design.

· Working knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Miro, SolidWorks, Sketchbook Pro, or similar design software.

· Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

· A growth mindset, strong creativity, curiosity, and genuine passion for using design to solve real business and customer challenges.

· Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative project environment.

· Ability to communicate design thinking, tell a clear story through design, and explain design decisions to team members and stakeholders.

· A collaborative working style with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn from designers, researchers, marketers, technical partners, and business teams.

· Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to build new skills through feedback, mentorship, hands-on project work, and problem-solving.

Work location:

· This Role has an on-site working model, with the employees working at least four (4) days a week in the office at 3M Center, located in Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic travel

3M provides eligible interns with a housing and transportation stipend in accordance with current policy.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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For assistance with searching through our current job openings or for more information about all things 3M, visit Max, our virtual recruiting assistant on 3M.com/careers.

All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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