Strategic Student Program: User Experience Intern (Summer 2023; Remote)

Discover your career with us at Siemens Digital Industries Software!We blur the boundaries between industry domains by integrating the virtual and physical, hardware and software, design and manufacturing worlds. With the rapid pace of innovation, digitalization is no longer tomorrow’s idea. We take what the future promises tomorrow and make it real for our customers today. Join us - where your career meets tomorrow. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential. We’re currently recruiting co-ops for our Summer 2023 Strategic Student Program. Our co-op positions will allow you to find a career path that most inspires you. Here, you will apply your education to solve real-world problems, and turn theory into practice. At Siemens, our goal is to empower our students to become the next leaders of our company. We have positions available in software development, user experience, data management, technical marketing, engineering consulting, and research & design innovation. More information on our specific roles are included in this document. Baseline Requirements:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Authorized to work in the United State without the need for current or future sponsorship by the company
• Graduating May 2024 or May 2025 with a bachelors or masters degree
• Able to work full-time in a remote environment during summer 2023

Perks:

• Paid volunteer time off
• Employee discounts at our top customer site
• Networking with our global leaders
• Mentorship from senior engineers
• Individual career development planning
• Professional and technical workshops
• Energetic student community
• Leadership opportunities
• Potential for full time offers after university graduation and completion of the program

Lifecycle Collaboration Software (LCS) Organization

User Experience Intern

Seeking motivated, creative student who has a passion for User Experience (UX). The position is a hand’s

on opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing UX group. You will be working with a cross functional team that includes UX Engineers, Product Managers and Developers from across the globe.  Looking for a future career in UX and wanting to build your skillset and gain experience? This could be the right opportunity for you.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and conduct end-to-end user experience activities to support internal, business process improvement projects.
• Support Agile UX design and development exercises within the organization via related UX research, design and testing activities.
• Take existing standards and guidelines and turn them into an online pattern library that can be accessed and adopted by a broad audience including Product Management, Development, Testing and UX.
• Conduct UX research and evaluation methods, such as interviews, surveys, heuristic evaluation, and usability testing.
• Develop user interface specifications, such as personas, interaction design, work-flows and prototypes.
• Manage projects with tight timelines through completion. Report status to management team on a weekly basis.
• Communicate design rationale effectively to wide variety of stakeholders within the organization.
• Gather and analyze data from internal issue tracking system.
• Develop, maintain and analyze customer surveys concerning the quality of existing products.
• Apply GOMS and KLM analysis to benchmark current product and to evaluate designs for future product.
• Analyze and compare old and new versions of the software to measure improvements over time.
• Create wireframes and mock-ups to communicate your ideas to a broad audience for buy-in

Minimum Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in Human Factors, HCI, Psychology, Visual Design or a related field - MUST be graduating in May 2024 or May 2025
• Solid understanding of user-centered design based on HCI, visual, or industrial design foundations.
• Willingness to "wear multiple hats" and do different UX-related tasks in a team environment.
• Self-driven and comfortable communicating ideas, with the ability to work collaboratively with a cross-functional team.
• Experience with interactive prototyping tool. Expertise in Axure is highly desired.
• Experience with visual design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite).
• Experience sketching interfaces, creating wireframes, sitemaps, and/or prototypes
• Knowledge of web interfaces and considerations around mobile devices, usability, and accessibility.
• Clean visual design sense.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• A design portfolio that demonstrates solid knowledge of UX and design principles is a must.
• Familiarity of Front-End Web Development (CSS, HTML, JavaScript).
• Experience with Lean and/or Agile development approaches.
• Experience doing customer research and usability testing.
• Technical background is a plus.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to create exceptional user experiences for end users.

The hourly range for this position is $22.00 - $50.00. Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: www.benefitsquickstart.com. In addition, this position is eligible for time off in accordance with Company policies, including paid sick leave and paid volunteer time off.

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