Design Intern

Summary

Supports the Design Team in the planning and execution of aviation design projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the Design Team in performing the following: organizing the material library, preparing presentation boards, printing presentation materials, updating the portfolio wall, and coordinating with suppliers.
• Supports preparing illustrations for proposal and program (i.e. colored deckplans, elevations). 
• May assist in the creation and on-going updates to the Material and Furnishing Identification Sheets (MIDS/FIDS) for programs, including the Clipping for Approval (CFA) folders and associated samples and mock-ups.
• Assist preparing AutoCAD working drawings from sketches and design specifications, and support redline updates to drawings, as required.
• Contributes to a positive work atmosphere by displaying productive behavior and communication focused on building effective working relationships with customers, clients, co-workers and management.   
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies:

• Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Design – Generates creative solutions, translates concepts and information into images, applies design principles, uses feedback to modify designs, demonstrates attention to detail.
• Problem Solving-Identifies problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, resolves problems in early stages, works well in group problem solving situations

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Pursuit of or fulfillment of a Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in design or related discipline from a four-year College or university; related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and design software such as Adobe Suite (Photoshop) and AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated ability to hand-sketch and communicate creative design ideas.
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of a team.
• Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.

The pay rate for this position is $21/hour.