Summer 2027 – User Experience Design Intern

SAS • Cary, NC

7d • $15 - $49 • Hybrid

About The Position

SAS is hiring an undergraduate intern for its Core UI Design function within the R&D Division. Core UI Design defines foundational product design building blocks—including components, patterns, and standards—to help SAS product teams deliver consistent, accessible enterprise experiences. The team partners with Core UI Development Teams to translate designs into high-quality, production-ready UI elements.

The intern will contribute to meaningful design work, collaborating with product management, design peers, product teams, developers, and accessibility experts. Work may include designing flows and prototypes, exploring data-informed visualizations, addressing AI-enabled design challenges, using the Filament Design System, conducting and analyzing user research, testing designs, and documenting interface or component specifications.

This is a 12-week, hybrid internship based at SAS’s Cary, North Carolina headquarters, running May 18 through August 6, 2027. Interns must be available to begin in person at Cary HQ on May 18, and the dates are not flexible. The hybrid arrangement requires at least three days per week in the office.

Requirements

• Be an undergraduate college student enrolled in an accredited program and not graduating before December 2027.
• Be currently studying Graphic Design, User Experience and Interaction Design, Industrial Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Information Science, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Have experience with or interest in AI ethics, designing for AI, and/or AI design tools.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities, initiative, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Be interested in the future of analytics and embrace technology.
• Be curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable.
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Be available to start in person at Cary HQ on May 18, 2027, and work the fixed internship dates through August 6, 2027.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Mural, or Miro.
• Familiarity with one or more UX design areas, such as design systems, accessibility, ethical design, responsive design, or data visualization.
• Exposure to front-end technologies such as CSS, HTML, or React.

Responsibilities

• Work with product management to solve business problems through design.
• Create user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes to communicate complex concepts.
• Explore and create data-informed visualizations and artifacts.
• Investigate and solve AI-enabled design challenges.
• Participate in collaborative design sessions with design peers.
• Contribute to and/or use the Filament Design System to support consistency across products.
• Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure design solutions are feasible and can be implemented.
• Gather user data using methods such as task analysis, usability tests, participatory design, surveys, and focus groups.
• Iteratively test designs using low- and/or high-fidelity prototypes.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data and present findings and recommendations to the product team.
• Collaborate with accessibility experts to support inclusive and usable experiences.
• Generate user interface or component specification documents.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work with and learn from company leaders and executives.
• Hybrid work flexibility, with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• Free SAS programming training and certification.
• Well-being programs, including an on-site Work/Life Center, Recreation and Fitness Center, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and subsidized cafés.
• Hackathons, social events, and other opportunities to connect and engage.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern