Engineering Intern - Educational Toy Development

Overview

Upper Story LLC is dedicated to creating fun, premium, deeply educational toys. We began in 2017 with the creation of Turing Tumble – a toy that teaches how computers work. In 2022 we released a new product, Spintronics, that teaches how electronics work in an entirely new way. This year we released our third game: Bridge or Bust, helping players master the clever art of bridge design. We sell our products around the world to individuals and schools, and continue to develop exciting new educational toys, unlike anything else in the industry.

The summer of 2026 will be our third summer of toy internship opportunities. Our interns dive into engineering day one and work alongside our full-time engineers on current toy development. 

We’re hiring four engineering interns. Applicants need to be motivated to create engaging toys that bring important, but abstract concepts, to a tangible form. They are people who are makers at heart and have the skills to tinker, create, and design toys and games that are highly educational and engaging. The role would involve helping to improve existing products, advance products in various stages of development, and help with a variety of engineering and programming tasks. The goal of the position to engage with all steps of the development process to create altogether new, premium quality toys.

Learn about our product and company at www.upperstory.com.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the research, design, and development of products, participating in all the steps along the way from conception to design. 

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• Carry out rapid prototyping, testing, sourcing, production, and quality control.
• Fabricate rapid prototypes in-house with 3D printing, resin printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting.
• Conceive solutions to engineering problems through basic research, brainstorming, and rough design prototyping.
• Work with the team to develop packaging design and presentation.

Requirements

• Solid CAD design skills.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere).
• Experience with rapid prototyping technologies, especially 3D printing, and resin printing. Five-axis CNC milling experience is a plus.
• Effective problem solver and rapid iterator with a hands-on, “get things done” mentality. You are eager and able to solve challenges and tackle opportunities, identify potential issues and hurdles, and invent ways to get around them. You are not discouraged by problems that arise, but adapt quickly to figure out innovative ways to move forward.

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• Energetic, passionate, and self-driven.
• Entrepreneurial mentality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Skills/Education

• Enrolled in a degree program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, or Product Design and Development.
• Participation in a creative engineering outlet like a robotics team, coding club, Destination Imagination, Rube Goldberg club, rocketry club, Solar Car Challenge, or the like. 

Expected Pay: $20-$30 per hour

Benefits: Relocation assistance, Paid Time Off