Product Design Intern

Tractian; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tractian is seeking a product designer to translate user insights into interactive prototypes for industrial technology products. You will work closely with engineers and product teams to explore solutions, validate ideas, and iterate on designs from research to near-final concepts.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, prototyping in Figma, and communicating design choices within technical constraints while collaborating with cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, HCI or a related discipline.
• Portfolio showing personal contribution and research/testing influence.
• Proficiency in Figma and interactive prototyping with strong visual and interaction design.
• Ability to explain tradeoffs and collaborate within technical constraints.

Responsibilities

• Take a defined user problem from research to an interactive prototype.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to test assumptions and refine experience.
• Document design decisions and handoffs; review implementation with engineers.

Skills

Figma

Prototyping

User research

Communication

Education

Product/Industrial/Interaction Design or related (HCI)

Tools

Figma

Job description

Why Join Us

Tractian combines hardware, software and AI to help industrial teams detect equipment problems early and prevent costly downtime. Our technology supports more than 1,200 facilities, with over 100,000 sensors deployed globally. A Y Combinator company, we’ve been recognized on the Forbes AI 50, named a G2 Leader and ranked No. 24 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 in North America. We’re building technology that keeps industry running and looking for people who want to help shape what comes next.

Product Design at Tractian

At Tractian, we design products that make complex industrial technology easier to use. Our designers learn how customers work and turn those insights into concepts they can prototype, test and improve. Working closely with engineers, they refine how our products look and function so industrial teams can understand equipment problems and take action.

What You Will Do

Take a defined user problem from research to an interactive prototype. Work with product and engineering partners to test assumptions, refine the experience and prepare designs that can be implemented.

Responsibilities

• Support interviews or usability studies and translate findings into clear user needs and design priorities.
• Create task flows, wireframes and Figma prototypes that explore and communicate potential solutions.
• Test and refine interaction details, including accessibility, information hierarchy and error states.
• Document design decisions and handoffs, then review implementation with engineers against the intended experience.

Requirements

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, HCI or a related discipline.
• A portfolio showing your personal contribution, problem-solving process and how research or testing influenced the result.
• Proficiency in Figma and interactive prototyping, with strong attention to visual and interaction design.
• Ability to explain tradeoffs, collaborate within technical constraints and respond thoughtfully to feedback.

Helpful Experience

Experience with user research, usability testing, design systems or technical products. Physical-product and wearable projects are relevant when they demonstrate strong research and considered user interactions.

What You Will Gain

Experience connecting user evidence to product decisions, with design feedback and engineering collaboration throughout a scoped project.