Intern - User Experience Design
Time type: full time
Posted on: September 16, 2024
Job requisition id: R3984
We want to learn from you! Our teams at Symbotic value theearly career talent that helpsus solve critical issues in creative and innovative ways. That is why we offerInternship and Co-op programs where students have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals on some ofour most pivotalprojects. We invite students from institutions across the country to apply online or engage with our teams on campus at career fairs and other events. Symbotic offers an extensive calendar of events including Lunch and Learns, Social Outings, and Volunteer opportunities for our Interns and Co-ops to engage in.
The Summer Intern session is a 12-week,full-time (40 hours Monday-Friday) program while the Co-op cohorts typically run 16-weeks in the Spring and Fall. In both programs, students are paid a competitive hourly rate. Continue reading to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
What we need
We want to learn from you! Our teams at Symbotic value the early career talent that helps us solve critical issues in creative and innovative ways. That is why we offer Internship and Co-op programs where students have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals on some of our most pivotal projects. We invite students from institutions across the country to apply online or engage with our teams on campus at career fairs and other events. Symbotic offers an extensive calendar of events including Lunch and Learns, Social Outings, and Volunteer opportunities for our Interns and Co-ops to engage in.
The Summer Intern session is a 12-week, full-time (40 hours Monday-Friday) program while the Co-op cohorts typically run 16-weeks in the Spring and Fall. In both programs, students are paid a competitive hourly rate. Continue reading to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
What you’ll do
- Apply user-centered design, Design Thinking processes, and Lean Design principles to create exceptional user experiences.
- Be a self-motivated member of the team, working independently and seeking guidance when necessary to complete tasks.
- Organize and facilitate user testing sessions, collaborating closely with UX Researchers, Principal and Senior designers, and development stakeholders.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining the Symbotic UI Design System.
- Own active design projects from end-to-end by creating sketches, wireframes, high-resolution UI visual designs, and Figma clickable prototypes.
- Advocate for end-users, UX Research & Design processes and methodologies, innovation, usability and accessibility, and the creation and guidance of interface standards.
Observe operations at the Wilmington, MA Headquarters and Test site to experience Symbotic’s complex hardware and software products for better context when designing.
What you’ll need
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, UX Design) or equivalent practical experience.
- A creative, strategic, and innovative personality with a drive to ask insightful questions and understand user aspirations, frustration, and motivations.
- Solid understanding of UX design principles, information architecture, and user-centered design methodologies.
- Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and produce results independently.
- Familiarity with design tools like Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD.
- Willingness to collaborate and bring a voice for UX to development teams, ensuring that designs are implemented as intended.
- Vocal, humble, and coachable contributor and recipient of design critiques.
- Ability to work across multiple design projects withmaintaining timelines and deadlines in JIRA, Confluence, etc.
- Familiarity with generative AI applied to UX design and analysis, with interest in other technologies is a plus.
Our Environment
- Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
- The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.
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