Play Invention Hardware Internship (Hardware)

Location: Billund, Denmark; the internship must be completed onsite from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026.

Paid internship; salary amount not specified.

Company

hirify.global's Creative Play Lab is an innovation hub developing new play opportunities and next-generation experiences through experimentation, technology, research, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

What you will do

• Imagine new play universes, characters, concepts, and physical prototypes.
• Research innovative technologies, materials, toys, and possibilities across physical and digital play.
• Prototype with SMART Bricks, hirify.global motors, breadboards, electronic components, PCBs, sensors, lights, sound, and code.
• Communicate ideas through sketches, models, digital mockups, 3D prints, and other media.
• Test physical and digital prototypes with children and stakeholders, collect feedback, and iterate on ideas.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, engineers, artists, and researchers on innovation missions.

Requirements

• Must remain a student for the full internship period and graduate after 31 December 2026.
• The internship must provide course credit and be a compulsory part of the education program.
• Available to live and work in Billund, Denmark, from 1 September through 31 December 2026.
• Curiosity, bravery, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity, changing priorities, collaboration, and feedback.
• Applications must be completed in English.
• Relevant experience may include sketching, painting, sculpture, woodwork, graphic design, hirify.global model building, textiles, machine workshop tools, electronics, 3D CAD, game engines, coding, or videography and editing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a multidisciplinary team of creative technologists, designers, researchers, engineers, and artists.
• Learn directly from an experienced innovation team and build a professional network.
• Access the hirify.global Group headquarters and state-of-the-art campus in Billund.
• The company supports permits to work in Denmark and can help with finding accommodation; accommodation and travel costs are the intern's responsibility.
• Benefits include family care leave, life and disability insurance, wellbeing resources, colleague discount, and a potential bonus.

Hiring process

• Submit four separate PDF documents: an A4 landscape poster, current CV, full portfolio, and a bespoke cover letter of no more than 200 words.
• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis; the stated application deadline is 25 April 2026.