UX/UI Design Intern - Human-Centered, Hybrid in Arlington

Innovative Defense Technologies; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10-12 week internship program

Mentoring

Training

Team events

Competitive pay

Job summary

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is seeking a User Experience and Interface Design Intern to join the Integrated Mission Systems team in Arlington, VA. This on-site internship builds design deliverables, iterates on systems, and communicates use cases to stakeholders for rapid development.

The role emphasizes Human Centered Design thinking, curiosity, empathy, and creativity, with collaboration across agile teams and direct mentorship. Hybrid/onsite expectations apply for 2–3 days in office.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate student in HCI, Interaction Design, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with digital design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with Figma/Sketch, Miro/Mural is a plus.
• Studied human-centered design thinking with knowledge of heuristics and design patterns.
• Experience or understanding of HTML and CSS or building interactive deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to and augments design system components and patterns; documents use cases for future reuse.
• Updates Figma designs based on stakeholder feedback and discovery.
• Annotates Figma files with specs to ensure context for stakeholders and SMEs.
• Collaborates on solutions to How Might We statements; gathers data to support recommended solutions.
• Revises prototypes after design adjustments.
• Creates IDT-branded illustrations, pictograms, and icons as needed.
• Uses appropriate tools to conduct analyses and deliverables; participates in reviews.
• Seeks input when assessing implications; clarifies connections when unclear.
• Imbues iterative design within agile development and welcomes feedback.
• Prioritizes goals based on user needs and advocates for users when needed.
• Learns from successes and setbacks to improve future designs.

Skills

HCI/ID study

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma/Sketch

HTML/CSS basics

Education

HCI/Interaction Design education

Tools

Miro/Mural

Job description

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is seeking a User Experience and Interface Design Intern to join the Integrated Mission Systems team in Arlington, VA. This on-site internship builds design deliverables, iterates on systems, and communicates use cases to stakeholders for rapid development.

The role emphasizes Human Centered Design thinking, curiosity, empathy, and creativity, with collaboration across agile teams and direct mentorship. Hybrid/onsite expectations apply for 2–3 days in office.