Intrinsic is Alphabet’s bet aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics in the near future – with software and data at the core. 

Our mission is to make industrial robotics intelligent, accessible, and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a dynamic team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics.

Role

As a User Experience Research Student Intern, you’ll work with your mentors to plan, execute, and deliver user research that enables the team of designers, product managers, and engineers to understand user needs. You’ll conduct primary and secondary research utilizing methods, such as literature reviews, interviews, and usability tests. You’ll work with cross-functional stakeholders to design a study that will have direct impact on our product development. You’ll ultimately help us create useful, usable, and delightful user experiences on our platform.

How your work moves the mission forward

• Work with mentors and cross functional partners to design a multi-phase study that will enable us to better understand a segment of our target user population. 
• Conduct smaller tactical studies, such as a concept evaluation or usability test.
• Help facilitate workshops and design sprints with cross functional partners.
• Encourage and advocate for change by highlighting research findings with actionable insights to diverse audiences through written reports, in-person presentations, and hands-on collaboration.
• Ensure the team understands and addresses real, compelling pain points, and solutions to feel more intuitive, accessible, easy—and even magical.

Skills you will need to be successful

• Currently pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science, Cognitive Science, or a related field. 
• Proficient in core qualitative UX research methods, such as interviews, field studies, and usability tests. 
• Proficient in qualitative data analysis techniques, such as content and thematic analysis.
• Excellent communicator with experience sharing research insights in an engaging way. 

Skills that will differentiate your candidacy

• Prior experience or degree in a technical field, such as computer science, mechanical engineering, or robotics. 
• Prior ux research internship experience with enterprise software 
• Portfolio of research experience that demonstrates your ability to garner meaningful insights from user data and make impactful recommendations.

The hourly rate for this position is $58.65 + benefits. Rates are determined by role, level, location, and education. Your recruiter will share more about the specific hourly rate for this role during the hiring process.

At Intrinsic, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at: candidate-support@intrinsic.ai.