Team: New Career Program (EDG)
Location: US-MA-Natick
Salary Range: USD 42 - 40
Job Summary
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
Calling all aspiring UX Researchers and Designers ! Join our Engineering Development Group and get ready for a hands -on experience in a friendly and innovative environment. We believe in rewarding creativity, teamwork, and having a great time while learning. As an intern, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact by contributing to a UX Design or UX research project based on your interests and skillset . Together, we'll push the boundaries of engineering and science.
During your time with us, you'll have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge of software engineerin g and UX Design or Research work . You'll also develop foundational professional skills such as effective communication, problem-solving, and time management.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
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, identi fying 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 the 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). (https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students/edg.html)
Minimum Qualifications
- Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor's level degree in a technical discipline.
- Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without restriction.
- Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.
- Knowledge of user experience
Additional Qualifications
- 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
- 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)