Intern – User Experience

Timeframe: Summer (May-Aug 2027)

At Symbotic, Early Career talent plays a meaningful role in helping us reimagine the future of supply chain automation. Through our Internship and Co-op programs, students have the opportunity to contribute to real projects, collaborate with experienced engineers and business leaders, and gain hands-on exposure to the technologies powering our end-to-end robotics and automation solutions. We are looking for curious, motivated students who are excited to solve complex problems, bring new perspectives to cross-functional teams, and see their work make an impact in a fast-moving, innovative environment.

Along the way, Interns and Co-ops are supported through mentorship, professional development, networking opportunities, and a robust calendar of events designed to help them build community and grow their careers. Symbotic offers transportation and housing benefits for students who meet our relocation requirements.

Continue reading below to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

What you’ll do: 

• Apply user-centered design, Design Thinking processes, and Lean Design principles to create exceptional user experiences. 

• Be a self-motivated member of the team, working independently and seeking guidance when necessary to complete tasks. 

• Organize and facilitate user testing sessions, collaborating closely with UX Researchers, Principal and Senior designers, and development stakeholders. 

• Contribute to developing and maintaining the Symbotic UI Design System. 

• Own active design projects from end-to-end by creating sketches, wireframes, high-resolution UI visual designs, and Figma clickable prototypes.  

• Advocate for end-users, UX Research & Design processes and methodologies, innovation, usability and accessibility, and the creation and guidance of interface standards. 

• Observe operations at the Wilmington, MA Headquarters and Test site to experience Symbotic’s complex hardware and software products for better context when designing.

What you’ll need: 

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, UX Design) or equivalent practical experience. 

• A creative, strategic, and innovative personality with a drive to ask insightful questions and understand user aspirations, frustration, and motivations.  

• Solid understanding of UX design principles, information architecture, and user-centered design methodologies. 

• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and produce results independently. 

• Familiarity with design tools like Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD. 

• Willingness to collaborate and bring a voice for UX to development teams, ensuring that designs are implemented as intended. 

• Vocal, humble, and coachable contributor and recipient of design critiques. 

• Ability to work across multiple design projects with maintaining timelines and deadlines in JIRA, Confluence, etc. 

• Familiarity with generative AI applied to UX design and analysis, with interest in other technologies is a plus.

Our Environment

• Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.

• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.