User Experience Design Intern

About the Role

• A hands-on experience in a friendly and innovative environment within the Engineering Development Group.
• Opportunity to make a real impact by contributing to a UX Design or UX Research project based on your interests and skillset.
• Opportunity to further develop knowledge of software engineering and UX Design or Research work.
• Develop foundational professional skills such as effective communication, problem-solving, and time management.

Key Responsibilities

Depending on your interests and skills, you will work on a UX Research or a UX Design project.

UX Designers focus on:

• Transforming requirements from early sketches into wireframes and prototypes to address user needs and project vision.
• Identifying ideas to move forward into detailed design and eventually production, based on usability testing, standard methodologies, including accessibility standards, and technical input.
• Collaborating with development and marketing teams to implement delightful, appropriate and consistent solutions for MathWorks Products.

UX Researcher focus on:

• Conducting user research, identifying user pains, and studying user workflows to impact strategy and product direction.
• Executing a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods such as, but not limited to, user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and card sorting.
• Helping cross-functional teams interpret and understand user feedback and provide recommendations for design considerations based on that feedback.

Irrespective of your project, this internship will prepare you for a career in User Experience at MathWorks starting in the Engineering Development Group (EDG).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 3 months full-time commitment
• Have a design portfolio (for UX Designers)
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and translate those to UI representations
• Programming experience in any programming language (MATLAB, R, Python, C++, Java, JS, etc.)
• Problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Curiosity, learning agility, and a willingness to explore new tools and technologies, including AI-assisted workflows

Qualifications

• Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor's level degree in a technical discipline.
• STEM Major/Background (e.g. Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, Information Design, Data Modeling, Computer Graphics, CAD Design, Architecture, Statistics, Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, or other relevant degree)
• Knowledge of user experience