Automotive UI/UX Design Intern: Shape Production Cockpits

Ottawa Infotainment; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Ottawa Infotainment in Detroit is seeking a UI/UX Design Intern to join our Product & UI/UX team at Newlab, Michigan Central.

You’ll work directly with automotive HMI designers and engineers on real production vehicle programs, concept platforms, and next-generation cockpit experiences. You’ll help shape interfaces that may appear in production vehicles and major technology showcases.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Figma and interactive prototyping.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX fundamentals and information architecture.
• Passion for automotive, mobility, or industrial design.

Responsibilities

• Design next-generation digital cockpit experiences for automotive platforms.
• Create high-fidelity UI concepts for instrument clusters, infotainment, and connected vehicle experiences.
• Build scalable design systems and component libraries in Figma.
• Develop interactive prototypes showing motion, transitions, and system behavior.
• Collaborate with hardware, embedded software, and systems engineering teams.
• Create journey maps, UX flows, wireframes, and storytelling artifacts.
• Participate in design reviews, research activities, and rapid concept development.
• Help shape the future visual identity of DragonFire OS and related platforms.

Skills

Figma

Prototyping

UI/UX fundamentals

Communication

Startup collaboration

Job description

Ottawa Infotainment in Detroit is seeking a UI/UX Design Intern to join our Product & UI/UX team at Newlab, Michigan Central.

You’ll work directly with automotive HMI designers and engineers on real production vehicle programs, concept platforms, and next-generation cockpit experiences. You’ll help shape interfaces that may appear in production vehicles and major technology showcases.