Design Engineer Intern — Craft UI & Motion Systems

E1; United States; Remote; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

E1 currently seeks a design-engineering intern who cares about both aesthetics and build quality. You will translate design intent into production interfaces, extend a shared design system, and sweat the details—motion, spacing, accessibility, and polish—that distinguish a thoughtful product from a generic one.

You will own shipped surfaces, prototype interactions, and audit screens for visual and accessibility quality, gaining hands-on experience across design and frontend engineering.

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree in design, HCI, CS, or related field.
• Experience with HTML/CSS and some JavaScript.
• Strong portfolio/work demonstrating visual craft.
• Good eye for typography, spacing, color.

Responsibilities

• Translate designs into accessible, production components.
• Extend and maintain the shared design system.
• Prototype interactions and motion to test ideas quickly.
• Audit shipped screens for visual and accessibility regressions.

Skills

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

Design systems

Accessibility

Typography

Portfolio work

Education

Pursuing degree in Design/CS/HCI

Tools

React

Prototyping tools

Job description

E1 currently seeks a design-engineering intern who cares about both aesthetics and build quality. You will translate design intent into production interfaces, extend a shared design system, and sweat the details—motion, spacing, accessibility, and polish—that distinguish a thoughtful product from a generic one.

You will own shipped surfaces, prototype interactions, and audit screens for visual and accessibility quality, gaining hands-on experience across design and frontend engineering.