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CompanyVolkswagen AG
LocationMunich
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 17, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the UX/UI Team in pre-development projects focused on innovative, AI-enabled mobility experiences by understanding user needs through research and specifying requirements. Responsibilities also include creating user interfaces, developing functions, and validating user experience and usability via qualitative and quantitative studies.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
106945
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group is made up of ten brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. Our group sells vehicles in 153 countries and operates 114 production plants worldwide. Each working day, around 675,000 employees worldwide produce cars, are involved in vehicle-related services or work in the other fields of business. Our goal is to make mobility sustainable for us and for future generations. Our promise: With electric drive, digital networking and autonomous driving, we make the automobile clean, quiet, intelligent and safe. At the same time, our core product becomes even more emotional and offers a completely new driving experience. It is also becoming part of the solution when it comes to climate and environmental protection. In this way, the car can continue to be a cornerstone of contemporary, individual and affordable mobility in the future. #Shapingmobility Imprint & Legal: http://vw.de/legal-notice DAT: http://vw.de/dat
About the Role

We are CARIAD, the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group. Our teams build automotive software platforms and digital customer functions for iconic brands like Audi, Volkswagen, and Porsche – supporting the Volkswagen Group in becoming the leading automotive technology company. With CARIDIANS in Germany, the USA, China, Estonia, and India, we are transforming automotive mobility for everyone.

Join us and be part of this exciting journey!

YOUR TEAM

The “Pre-Development AI-enabled Experiences” focuses on innovating in-cabin experiences in the context of mobility. By considering the user, mobility and technology, we aim to shape a holistic mobility experience. Particularly AI-enabled experiences are at the forefront of our mind. Our multi-disciplinary team consists of software and system engineers working together with UX/UI concept/design specialists.  

The UX/UI-Team focusses on the user as the center of (pre-)developing inspiring vehicle cockpit and body-based mobility solutions by working according to the User-Centered Design Process (UCDP). This implies that innovative ideas and technologies are developed based on defined user requirements, realized as a prototype and tested via user studies. A high user experience as well as a very high usability while interacting with innovative functions, features and services are of major interest for the UX/UI-Team. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Support the UX/Ul-Team working on innovative ideas and technologies in various pre- development projects
  • Understand the user: Describe user context and identify user needs (including desk as well as user research)
  • Derive requirements: Specify user requirements
  • Create the user interface: Adapt and develop functions and features to user requirements
  • Validate: Analyze user experience including usability by conducting qualitative as well as quantitative studies including analyzing the data 

WHO YOU ARE

  • Enrolled student in the Human-Machine interaction area (e.g., Human Factors, Psychology, Media informatics, or-the-like)
  • Knowledge of User Experience (UX) approaches and the User-Centered Design Process (UCDP)
  • Familiar in conducting user research (e.g., context analysis, validation incl. usability testing) and/or prototyping
  • Experience in analyzing qualitative and quantitative data (e.g., MaxQDA, R, SPSS)
  • Dedicated team player that collaborates effectively with customers and other teams
  • Analytical, structured and reliable way of working
  • Very good German (minimum: B2 level) and English skills
  • Nice to have: Experience in Human-AI interaction, experience in use of AI tools and from a UX perspective 

At CARIAD, we embrace individuality and diversity because we believe our differences make us stronger. We actively seek to build teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability, please reach out to us at careers@cariad.technology - we are happy to support you.

Key Skills
User ExperienceUser InteractionAI-enabled ExperiencesUser-Centered Design ProcessUser ResearchPrototypingUsability TestingQualitative Data AnalysisQuantitative Data AnalysisHuman-Machine InteractionHuman-AI InteractionConcept DevelopmentSystem EngineeringMaxQDARSPSS
Categories
EngineeringArt & DesignSoftwareScience & ResearchTechnology