UI/UX Design Intern

Sophinea; Manassas (VA); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Hybrid work

On-site in Manassas

Job summary

Sophinea, Inc. in Manassas, VA is seeking a UI/UX Design Intern to help shape how users interact with AI and data products. You will design wireframes, flows, and high-fidelity mocks for web and mobile, build interactive prototypes, and conduct light user research alongside engineers.

This paid, part-time, semester-long internship (about 10-15 hours per week) is hybrid in Manassas. You must be enrolled in a related bachelor's or master's program, maintain a portfolio showing your process, and be

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in UX, interaction design, graphic design, HCI, or related field.
• Portfolio showing design process, not just final screens.
• Working knowledge of Figma or similar tool.
• Understanding of usability principles and accessibility basics (WCAG).
• Clear communication and openness to feedback.
• Ability to work on-site in Manassas on hybrid days.

Responsibilities

• Design wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups for web and mobile.
• Build interactive prototypes to test ideas before engineering starts.
• Run lightweight user research: interviews, usability tests, synthesis.
• Contribute components and patterns to the design system.
• Design dashboards and data visualizations for clear information display.
• Hand off designs to developers and review what ships.

Skills

Wireframes

User flows

High-fidelity mocks

Prototyping

User research

Design system

Data viz

Clear communication

Education

UX student

Tools

Figma

Job description

Sophinea is an AI, data, and analytics firm in Manassas, Virginia, serving federal and commercial clients since 2018. We build AI products, including Halo, our secure AI and analytics platform.

As a UI/UX Design Intern, you’ll help design how people interact with AI and data products, from dashboards to mobile and web apps. You’ll work on real products alongside our engineers, not side projects.

What you’ll do:

• Design wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups for web and mobile products
• Build interactive prototypes to test ideas before engineering starts
• Run lightweight user research: interviews, usability tests, and synthesis
• Contribute components and patterns to our design system
• Design dashboards and data visualizations that make complex information easy to read
• Hand off designs to developers and review what ships

A typical day might include a team standup, a few hours in Figma on a new feature, a usability session with a test user, and a design review with the engineering team.

This is a paid, part-time, semester-long internship (about 10-15 hours per week), hybrid in Manassas, VA.

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in UX, interaction design, graphic design, HCI, or a related field
• A portfolio that shows your design process, not just final screens
• Working knowledge of Figma or a similar tool
• Understanding of usability principles and accessibility basics (WCAG)
• Clear communication and comfort receiving feedback
• Able to work on-site in Manassas on hybrid days

Nice to have:

• Experience designing dashboards or data-heavy interfaces
• Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines or Material Design
• Basic HTML/CSS
• Interest in AI products and how people build trust in them
• Paid internship
• Flexible part-time schedule built around your class load
• Hybrid work: on-site collaboration in Manassas plus remote days
• Portfolio-ready work on products used by real clients
• Mentorship from Sophinea’s design and engineering team
• Exposure to AI, analytics, and federal technology work