UI/UX Design Intern — Global Impact & Paid Perks

Wayne State University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Paid time off

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is offering an UI/UX Designer Intern role in Indianapolis. You will contribute to digital projects within the Defense Digital and IT Team, shaping user experiences across internal and external platforms.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, and design peers to draft wires, stories, and mockups using our design system, Cobalt. You’ll grow through hands-on projects, learn fast, and contribute to a global design community while developing practical skills in usability,

Qualifications

• Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Solid grasp of visual design principles, including typography, color theory, accessibility and layout.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product managers, developers, and stakeholders.
• Experience in contributing to a global design system and applying it to technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work with Software Engineering teams to define user-centered designs that deliver value for internal/external customers.
• Liaise between product owners, developers, management, and business users to understand needs, priorities, and timelines for success.
• Join the global community of experience design practitioners and align with changes in global design and branding systems.
• Contribute to the global design system as needs and capabilities develop.
• Validate products and solutions meet accessibility, usability, and design standards.
• Help train, guide, and coach developers and others in design best practices to keep standards world class.

Skills

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Education

UI/UX related coursework or equivalence

Tools

Cobalt design system

Job description

Rolls-Royce is offering an UI/UX Designer Intern role in Indianapolis. You will contribute to digital projects within the Defense Digital and IT Team, shaping user experiences across internal and external platforms.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, and design peers to draft wires, stories, and mockups using our design system, Cobalt. You’ll grow through hands-on projects, learn fast, and contribute to a global design community while developing practical skills in usability,