INTERNSHIP - User Experience Designer

Role Descriptions & Responsibilities

The Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS User Experience Design team is excited to offer an internship opportunity in our Waltham, MA office. We are a multidisciplinary team made up of user experience designers, graphic designers, user researchers, and engineers who are responsible for the user experience and user interface of SOLIDWORKS products. We design for a diverse range of products from Desktop CAD software to web and mobile applications and support a diverse range of interfaces from CAD, PLM and collaboration tools to Artificial Intelligence agents that support engineering workflows.

User Experience Design Interns support the SOLIDWORKS UX Design team in putting users at the center of our design process. You will support discovery, concept, and detailed design phases through organizing, planning, and conducting user research with SOLIDWORKS customers across multiple types of studies and methods.

You will have the opportunity (but not limited) to do the following:

· Coordinate with senior UX team members to ensure design and workflow consistency

· Participate in research, planning, and design of functionality for SolidWorks products.

· Create wireframes and User Interface (UI) concept mockups

· Create low, medium, and high-fidelity UI prototypes.

· Help to conduct user research and usability tests.

· Explore and prototype AI-driven workflows that assist engineers in their design tasks

· Investigate AI tools to automate internal UX processes 

Qualifications

· Enrolled in or recently finished a Bachelor’s degree program or a Master’s degree in User Experience, Human Factors, User Research, Product Design, or similar fields. Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Industrial Design with an interest in user-centered design will also be considered.

· Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or other design tools

· Ability to create interactive prototypes for user testing; an engineering background is a plus

· Engineering background or a good technical understanding of this area is a beneficial skill.

· Understanding of the User Experience design process through discovery, concept, detailed design, and evaluation. You communicate proposals and findings to a multidisciplinary team both orally and in writing.

· Working knowledge in the user experience processes of interviewing, contextual inquiry, survey design, task analysis, formative usability testing, persona development, heuristic evaluation, expert reviews, competitive benchmarking, field studies, data analysis, report writing, and similar processes.

· Experience, knowledge, or strong interest in AI/ML functionalities is a significant advantage, especially as we explore intelligent design assistance, automation, and next generation workflows

· Experience with 3D CAD applications; familiarity with SOLIDWORKS is recommended but not required

· Familiarity with Dassault Systèmes products or customers is a plus

· Positive, self-driven attitude with enthusiasm for learning and incorporating feedback

· Strong communication and presentation skills

· Ability to work onsite in our Waltham office as part of a hybrid schedule.