Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
Experience Design Intern
Job Description:
Orion Innovation is seeking a high-potential intern to support Experience Design and AI-driven innovation initiatives. This role is designed for a student who is intellectually curious, fluent in both design and technology, and motivated to explore how AI tools and techniques can improve workflows, decision-making, and digital experiences.
The intern will work alongside cross-functional teams spanning design, engineering, and data to experiment with emerging technologies, contribute to real client work, and help shape how AI is integrated into modern product development and business processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Experience Design teams in research, ideation, and prototyping activities
- Explore and evaluate AI tools to improve design, development, and operational workflows
- Assist in documenting and optimizing internal processes using AI-driven approaches
- Contribute to rapid prototyping of concepts using tools such as Figma, low-code platforms, or GenAI tools
- Analyze user journeys and identify opportunities for automation, personalization, or efficiency gains
- Synthesize findings into clear insights, presentations, and recommendations for internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including product, engineering, and data
What You Will Learn
- How AI is applied across the product development lifecycle (design, engineering, delivery)
- Practical use of GenAI tools for design acceleration, research, and prototyping
- Exposure to enterprise-scale digital transformation programs
- Best practices in Experience Design, DesignOps, and AI-enabled workflows
- How to translate emerging technologies into measurable business value
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Demonstrated curiosity about AI, design, and emerging technologies
- Foundational understanding of UX/UI design principles and/or software development concepts
- Familiarity with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or prototyping tools
- Exposure to AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Miro, etc.) is a plus
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Clear communication skills with the ability to articulate ideas and insights
Preferred Attributes
- Self-starter with a bias toward experimentation and learning
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and exploring new ideas
- Interest in improving processes, not just building outputs
- Ability to connect design decisions with business and user outcomes
What Success Looks Like
- Demonstrates initiative in exploring and applying AI tools to real problems
- Contributes meaningful insights that improve team workflows or outputs
- Produces tangible prototypes, concepts, or process improvements
- Effectively communicates findings to both design and non-design stakeholders
Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Orion Innovation Edison, New Jersey, USA Office
333 Thornall Street, 7th Floor, Edison, NJ, United States, 08837
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