Summer Intern: Human-Centered Design & Engineering

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) invites you to join our Design Thinking Group as a summer intern. You’ll work on multi-disciplinary teams to discover, design, and develop innovative human-centered solutions for complex challenges, blending design thinking with systems thinking to drive front-end innovation.

You’ll explore big questions, create meaningful solutions, and contribute to projects that place people at the center of every challenge, while collaborating with problem

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in one of the listed disciplines with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Ability to work independently and with collaborators.
• Passion for building culture, driving innovation, and executing strategic initiatives.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain Interim Secret clearance by start date and ultimately a Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to develop critical concepts for sponsors.
• Assist in conducting mixed methods user research and advocate for the voice of the user.
• Analyze and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to uncover insights and opportunities.
• Facilitate ideation sessions with groups of users to develop solutions for diverse challenges.
• Develop experiments and prototypes to test with users as part of a project team.

Skills

Industrial Design

Mechanical Engineering

Human Factors Engineering

Interaction Design

User Experience Design

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Web Development

Game Development

Human Computer Interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) invites you to join our Design Thinking Group as a summer intern. You’ll work on multi-disciplinary teams to discover, design, and develop innovative human-centered solutions for complex challenges, blending design thinking with systems thinking to drive front-end innovation.

You’ll explore big questions, create meaningful solutions, and contribute to projects that place people at the center of every challenge, while collaborating with problem