2027 Product Designer Intern

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

27d • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Designer Intern will develop an understanding of how software product design shapes experiences in autonomous and command-and-control domains. The intern will define experiences informed by product goals, business considerations, and customer and user needs, while developing visual and interaction design skills in areas such as typography, color, iconography, and layout.

Working with a manager or lead, the intern will strengthen design communication and presentation skills and present designs and concepts to cross-functional partners and stakeholders. The intern will own a feature or workflow from discovery through design, prototyping, and implementation with engineers. Work will follow an iterative process and be deployed to customers and users. The intern will collaborate with product designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers to understand problem spaces and define solutions. The position is a 12-week, in-person internship in summer 2027 at one of the company’s offices.

Requirements

• Be pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Design (HCD, interaction, visual) or a design-related field.
• Return to school after the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter or semester.
• Be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on the program.
• Be able to complete a 12-week in-person internship in one of the company's offices in summer 2027.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Figma design and prototyping tools.
• Bias for action and propensity for continuous learning.
• Low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented.
• Experience with 3D visualization.
• Desire to work on software and applications with real-world impact.

Responsibilities

• Define experiences based on product goals and business, customer, and user needs.
• Develop visual and interaction design skills, including the use of typography, color, iconography, and layout.
• Work with a manager or lead to develop design communication and presentation skills.
• Present designs and concepts to cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
• Own a feature or workflow end-to-end, from discovery and design through prototyping and implementation with engineers.
• Iterate on work that will be deployed to customers and users.
• Collaborate with product designers, research, product management, and engineers to understand problem spaces and define solutions.

Benefits

• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern