Product Owner Intern - Product Management - Summer 2027

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Aspen Technology, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner Intern to help translate customer needs into clear software requirements. You will collaborate with engineering, UX, QA, and product managers to deliver high-quality features for industrial applications.

The role emphasizes hands-on discovery, backlog management, and working within an Agile environment. This internship is based in our Bedford, MA headquarters and features a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in software development processes and product lifecycle management.
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts into requirements.
• Experience with coursework, projects, hackathons, or internships.

Responsibilities

• Assist in product discovery and translate needs into functional requirements.
• Participate in technical discussions to understand feasibility and options.
• Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria for engineering teams.
• Refine requirements through backlog grooming and clarify edge cases.
• Support agile ceremonies and collaborate with developers and QA to ensure readiness.
• Contribute to release planning and documentation for new features.
• Analyze performance data and user feedback to identify improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

GitHub Projects

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways - from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Owner Intern to support our software product development for teams. In this role, you will help translate customer needs and business objectives into clear, well-defined requirements for engineering. You'll work closely with software developers, UX designers, QA, and product managers to help build and deliver high-quality software features.

This internship is ideal for students passionate about technology, problemsolving, and building software products for industrial applications in Energy and Chemicals verticals.

Your Impact

What You Will Learn

• Hands-on experience in software product ownership, from requirements to release.
• Direct collaboration with engineering teams working on real software features.
• Mentorship from experienced product and technical leaders.
• Practical exposure to Agile development, user story writing, and software lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

Product Discovery & Technical Understanding

• Assist in gathering user needs and translating them into functional and technical requirements.
• Participate in technical discussions with developers to understand feasibility, constraints, and implementation options.
• Analyze customer feedback, product usage data, and market trends to support software feature planning.

Backlog & User Story Management

• Help build and maintain a prioritized, well-structured software product backlog.
• Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria tailored for software engineering teams.
• Refine requirements through backlog grooming, clarifying edge cases, workflows, and dependencies.

Agile Execution & Collaboration

• Support SAFE Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with developers and QA to validate requirements, answer questions, and ensure user stories are ready for development.
• Assist in testing new features, troubleshooting issues, and validating that completed work meets expected functionality and quality.

Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to release planning and documentation for new software features.
• Help analyze performance metrics and user feedback to identify improvement opportunities.
• Prepare reports, demos, and presentations that communicate software progress to stakeholders.

What You'll Need

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical or business field.
• Strong interest in software development processes, Agile methodologies, and product lifecycle management.
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts into understandable requirements.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic understanding of software architecture, APIs, or cloud services.
• Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Projects.
• Experience with software-related coursework, personal coding projects, hackathons, or internships.
• Exposure to UX/UI concepts, wireframing, or prototyping tools is a plus.

Hourly Internship Pay Rate: $28.00 - $ 32.00/hour

Work Location

Aspen Technology has a global hybrid workplace for most of our roles. Employees are expected to work in the office 4 days per week and may work remotely 1 day per week, unless the employee has a reasonable accommodation or other approved exception to the hybrid workplace schedule. Our Internship role is based in our global headquarters in Bedford, MA.

Work Authorization

AspenTech will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.