Intern UX Design & Validation

Description

A Moving Experience.

As a UX Intern, you will work closely with UX designers, researchers, and product teams to translate insights about human cognition and behavior into actionable design improvements. You will contribute to research activities, synthesize findings, and help shape user-centered features across multimodal interaction systems (e.g., voice, gaze, touch, and AI-driven interfaces).

This role is ideal for students interested in applying psychological principles to real-world product design, especially in emerging areas such as in-car experiences, AI assistants, and human–machine interaction.

Responsibilities

• Support user research activities (e.g., usability tests, interviews, field studies)
• Analyze and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into clear UX insights
• Contribute to personas, journey maps, and cognitive models
• Collaborate with designers to translate research findings into UX/UI improvements
• Help evaluate interaction concepts across multimodal systems (voice, touch, gaze, etc.)
• Assist in defining and validating human-centered design principles
• Document results and create presentable insights for stakeholders
  
  
  

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a degree program in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Systems, Human Factors, or related field
• Solid understanding of human cognition, perception, and behavior
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate research into actionable insights
• Interest in human-computer interaction (HCI) and UX design
• Good communication skills in English (German is a plus)
• Structured, curious, and proactive working style
  
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with UX research methods (usability testing, interviews, surveys)
• Familiarity with UX tools (e.g., Figma, Miro, Dovetail, etc.)
• Interest in automotive UX, AI systems, or multimodal interaction
• Basic understanding of experimental design or statistics
  
  
  

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in applying psychological principles to UX design
• Exposure to real-world product development in an international environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge topics such as AI-driven interfaces and in-car experiences
• Mentorship from experienced UX professionals
  
  
  

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

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