Design Engineer Internship Jobs in Mount Prospect, IL

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At Credera, you'll be treated like a full-time consultant from day one. As an Experience Design (XD) Design Engineering Intern, you'll work at the intersection of design and technology, helping bring digital experiences to life through thoughtful, user-centered engineering solutions. You'll collaborate with designers, researchers, and developers to create intuitive, engaging experiences that solve real business and customer challenges.

Our internship program combines hands-on project experience, technical learning, professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities designed to accelerate your growth. After onboarding and training, you'll join a project team and contribute to real client work while gaining exposure to modern design engineering practices, emerging technologies, and a variety of industries.

What You'll Do

Depending on your client engagement and project, your responsibilities may include:

• Collaborating with designers, researchers, strategists, and engineers to bring digital experiences to life
• Building responsive, accessible, and user-friendly web experiences
• Working through project lifecycles from discovery and ideation through delivery
• Developing front-end solutions using modern web technologies and frameworks
• Applying web accessibility standards and development best practices
• Participating in stakeholder discussions, workshops, and project meetings
• Supporting prototyping, testing, and iterative improvement of digital products
• Learning from subject matter experts and incorporating feedback into your work
• Contributing to client-facing presentations, demonstrations, and deliverables
• Exploring emerging technologies, including AI-enabled user experiences and digital products

What Makes This Role Unique

XD Design Engineering consultants sit at the intersection of user experience, design, and technology. Interns have the opportunity to combine technical skills with creativity to build digital experiences that are both functional and engaging.

Projects may include work related to:

• Front-end web application development
• Design systems and reusable component libraries
• User experience implementation and optimization
• Responsive and accessible digital experiences
• Modern web frameworks and emerging technologies
• AI-enabled digital experiences and user interfaces
• Interactive prototypes and proof-of-concepts
• Customer-facing products and platforms used by thousands or millions of users

This role is ideal for students who enjoy building things, care deeply about the user experience, and want to combine creativity, technology, and problem-solving to create meaningful outcomes.

What We're Looking For

Successful candidates often demonstrate:

• Curiosity and a passion for learning new technologies
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Interest in both technology and user experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A desire to build intuitive and engaging digital experiences
• Comfort learning new tools, frameworks, and methodologies
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to work across disciplines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Initiative, accountability, and a growth mindset
• Enthusiasm for experimentation, innovation, and continuous learning

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Human-Computer Interaction, Informatics, Digital Media, or a related field
• Foundational experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through coursework, projects, internships, research, or extracurricular activities
• Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks or technologies through academic or personal projects
• Demonstrated academic achievement
• Leadership experience through student organizations, coursework, work experience, athletics, or community involvement
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Willingness to relocate to a Credera office location for the duration of the internship, if applicable

What You'll Gain

Throughout the internship, you'll receive:

• Structured onboarding and training
• Real-world experience building client-facing digital solutions
• Exposure to user experience, design, and engineering disciplines
• A dedicated Career Coach and experienced project mentors
• Opportunities to learn from leaders across Credera's Experience Design and Technology practices
• Professional development, networking, and community-building experiences
• Hands-on client experience that helps prepare you for a career in consulting, design engineering, or digital product development

$30-$33/hr

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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