Product Designer
Nominal
About Nominal
Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems.
About the Role
We are seeking students graduating in 2028 for a Summer 2027 internship, with an interest in joining Nominal full-time after graduation. You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and product partners on a scoped project addressing a real customer need. With mentorship and feedback, you will gain experience in research, prototyping, and detailed design while contributing to tools used by engineers.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate complex hardware data workflows into intuitive product experiences.
- Understand customer needs by observing workflows and identifying product improvement opportunities.
- Partner with design, engineering, and product to research, prototype, and contribute to product improvements.
- Manage a scoped design project from exploration through detailed design, with guidance.
- Participate in design critiques, incorporate feedback, and articulate design decisions.
- Contribute to the design system by applying existing patterns and improving components.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Graduation year: 2028.
- Internship period: Summer 2027.
- Interest in a full-time product design role post-graduation.
- Portfolio demonstrating visual design fundamentals and problem-solving.
- Proficiency in design and prototyping tools to communicate flows, layouts, and concepts.
- Curiosity for technical problems and understanding user workflows.
- Openness to feedback and ability to apply it to improve work.
Bonus (Not Required)
- Experience with AI tools for prototyping or testing design ideas.
- Prior work on data visualization, technical software, or hardware-related projects.
ITAR Requirements
Applicants must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. • 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. • 1158, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.