About the role#
As a UX Product Design Intern, you will work with experienced designers, product managers, and engineers to create intuitive experiences for autonomous systems. You will contribute to scoped projects across Web and Mobile platforms while receiving mentorship and support. This role involves mapping critical user journeys, exploring workflows, and creating wireframes and high-fidelity designs. You will gain experience designing for complex, real-world environments while developing your product thinking and design craft.
What you'll do#
- Design interfaces for autonomous flying robots to help operators understand system behavior and build trust in the technology.
- Partner with designers to investigate challenges related to remote hardware sensing, 3D spatial awareness, and AI-driven missions.
- Turn early ideas into flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
- Support research, usability studies, and on-site customer visits to bring customer insights back to the team.
- Share work, explain design choices, and incorporate feedback from Design, Product, and Engineering partners.
- Create high-quality interactive prototypes and use design and AI tools to explore ideas and test assumptions.
- Participate in critiques, document design decisions, and contribute to design-system patterns.
What you'll need#
- A portfolio or work samples demonstrating your design process, problem solving, and learning through iteration.
- A foundation in interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and user-centered problem solving.
- Proficiency with tools such as Figma.
- Ability to explain your thinking, listen to different perspectives, and work constructively with teammates from different disciplines.
- Interest in robotics, AI, hardware, mapping, navigation, or other technical products.
- Curiosity about how AI can support design research and prototyping.
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree, certificate, or training in product design, interaction design, HCI, human factors, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Location & details#
- Location: San Mateo, California.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: Paid position ($47/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $70/hr for PhD students).
About Skydio
Skydio designs and manufactures autonomous drones for public safety, defense, and utility inspection. The company focuses on artificial intelligence to simplify flight operations for complex environments. Founded in 2014, the firm maintains its headquarters in San Mateo and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, California. It currently employs over 1,000 people and has shipped more than 60,000 units.
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