UX Design Intern - (Minimum 6 month commitment) Unable to consider OPT/CPT

VW. Two letters. Endless opportunities. A bright future.

Innovation. Sophistication. Optimization. This is our Passion.

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity.

At the Innovation & Engineering Center California (IECC), we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we create bold new ideas for the Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche brands. We are a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and psychologists looking to develop innovations for future generations of cars, and to transfer technologies from many industries and research institutions into the automotive domain. Our mission is to drive change, which means we are not only impacting one of the world's largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of people. Are you ready to join us?

*Six Month Minimum starting in OCTOBER 2024.

We are unable to consider International Students/OPT or CPT at this time.

UX Design Intern

Role Summary

Our value as UX designers to the ICC is to support the customer experience at all stages of the product development process, from blue-sky concept ideation to benchmark usability testing of our products on market versus competitors' products. The goal of the ICC UX program centers on a core aspect of the ICC mission statement: "Improving the customer experience."

Role Responsibilities

• Create Concepts from Scratch that solve a human problem or need

• Aligns individual goals with team goals, and ICC vision/mission

• Drives work at ICC to insert best-practices UX into project roadmaps

• Transfers actionable improvements for improving customer experience to the relevant parties within Volkswagen Group

• Secures intellectual property and develops roadmaps with an automotive focus

Qualifications

• Conceptual thinking skills

• Excellent knowledge of UX research

• Broad knowledge of full vehicle interrelationships

• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, Flutter

• In Belmont, California, the hourly rates for this role are based on level of education:
  
  • Undergraduate (Junior or Senior): $35/hour
  • Graduate (Master's): $38/hour
  • PhD: $42/hour
  
  
  Volkswagen's roots in Silicon Valley sprout the tech-driven future of transportation
  
  We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
  
  We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
  
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