User Experience (UX) Intern

Job description

Job Number

2838891

Business

GE Digital

Business Segment

Digital Predix Products & Technology

About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Posted Position Title

User Experience (UX) Intern

Career Level

Co-op/Intern

Function

Digital Technology

Function Segment

Leadership and Pipeline Programs

Location(s) Where Opening Is Available

United States

U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces

California

City

San Ramon

Postal Code

94583-9130

Relocation Assistance

Yes

Role Summary/Purpose

The User Experience Intern position offers those with a passion for design & user experience an opportunity to grow their design abilities, business acumen, and leadership skills to build a career with unlimited potential.

Interns learn by doing--gaining real-world experience by working on important and challenging assignments alongside some of the brightest designers and technical minds in the world.

Essential Responsibilities

Intern assignments are tied to GE Digital's key Predix UX initiatives.

In this role you will:

·  Contribute across one or more projects/programs/products as assigned in a cross-functional environment.
·  Demonstrate a strong ability to further develop and learn user experience capabilities and methodologies.
·  Assist with the effective documentation and communication of design - via wireframes, mockups, and requirements engineering
·  Stay up to date on current and emerging design, technology, industry, and market trends

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise:

·  Understands fundamentals/ principles of design practice, human/computer interaction, and design thinking
·  Aware of how a product or service should behave to deliver capabilities in a way that supports user needs, goals, mental models, and workflows.
·  Understands the process required to create well-designed visual interfaces.
·  Can create annotated prototypes or wireframes of user interface designs that visually and textually communicate the behavior of a software application
Business Acumen:

·  Demonstrates ability to acquire knowledge of business products, key processes, suppliers, customers, and market/competitors.
·  Understands industry knowledge at a high level.
·  Understands key principles of design thinking, what it is and why it is important.
Explores all ideas, regardless of their source.
·  Understands that designing, developing and deploying products and services for infrastructure-level domains requires attention to the complex behavior and relationship within and between systems.
Communication:

·  Communicates clearly the purpose and desired outcomes of meetings.
·  Distills information down to key points. Expresses the information clearly and concisely.
·  Seeks to contribute to constructive discussion in design research and collaboration. Uses effective listening and questioning techniques to arrive at solutions.
Personal Attributes:

·  Self-starter. Creative, innovative, and flexible, with the ability to remain enthusiastic while multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
·  Demonstrates a deep passion for learning and courage to push the boundaries of one's own thinking. Sees the broader implications of an idea. Makes and presents connections among previously unelated ideas.
·  Seeks to understand problems and define objectives before generating and evaluating solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present.
·  Understands the value of a disciplined, rigorous, transparent approach to problem solving in a collaborative, matrixed environment.
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Desired profile

Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

·  Undergraduates must have completed sophomore year at start of intern assignment.

·  Pursuing a degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction or in “STEAM” Major (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art + Design, Math) Must be an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. student enrolled in an accredited college or university.

·  Established strong academic performance (3.0/4.0 GPA or better).

Eligibility Requirements:

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

·  Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen

·  Must be willing to work out of an office located in San Ramon, CA

·  Must be 18 years of age or older