Summer 2025 User Experience Design Intern - Graduate

Application close date :

12 / 7 / 2024

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight.

Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

Interns work directly with our experienced teams on projects in support of our business units . Internships are full time, 1 2 weeks.

UX at Blue sits at the intersection of Software, Aerospace and Manufacturing Technology, as our team is responsible to develop technology solutions to manufacture and operate rockets and Space infrastructure.

As an intern, you will support our UX designers to help research, define and visualize problems to solve, as well as working with business partners to guide discovery and design solutions.

Required Qualifications :

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.

S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Currently enrolled in a graduate program in User Experience Design, HCD (Human Centered Design and Engineering), HCI (Human Computer Interaction) or related fields.

Must have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship.

Students who have acquired a junior or higher academic standing at the time of application.

Available to work full time for a minimum of 1 2 weeks while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.

Strong written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Passion for space.

Desired : If you have any of the following experience, be sure to include it on your resume.

Relevant internship / co-op and academic project experience that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities.

Research, Interaction Design, Prototyping. Tools : Figma.

Research, Usability Studies, Interviews, Surveys.

The compensation for on-site WA applicants is $34.17 hourly

Other site ranges may differ

When you apply, be sure to include your internship, co-curricular and research experience in your resume. If you haven't yet used a tool in a professional setting, please include relevant coursework that demonstrates your preparation for these roles.

Blue Origin is a proud member of Space Workforce 2030 , a growing coalition of leading space companies committed to collaboratively working toward a shared vision of expanding and diversifying opportunities for talent to join the exciting space industry.

As part of this commitment, the Space Workforce 2030 companies have pledged to increase the number of females, diverse employees, and interns with a goal to hire at least 3,000 interns by the summer of 2030 .

Click here to learn more and register for the National Space Intern program.

This job posting is anticipated to close on December 6th, 2024 at 11 : 59PM PST

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification.

At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.

S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force.

Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members.

We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin / ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and / or local law.

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