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UX Design Fellow

CompanyVolkswagen AG
LocationBelmont
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 9, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The UX Design Fellow will support the customer experience throughout the product development process, from initial concept ideation to benchmark usability testing. They will also drive the integration of UX best practices into project roadmaps and develop automotive-focused concepts.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
100689
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

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Brief Role Description

Our value as UX designers to the ICC is to support the customer experience at all stages of the product development process, from blue-sky concept ideation to benchmark usability testing of our products on market versus competitors’ products. The goal of the ICC UX program centers on a core aspect of the ICC mission statement: “Improving the customer experience.”

 

This is a six to twelve month Fellowship and will be onsite at our Belmont, CA campus. 

Role Responsibilities

  • Create Concepts from Scratch that solve a human problem or need
  • Aligns individual goals with team goals, and ICC vision/mission
  • Drives work at ICC to insert best-practices UX into project roadmaps
  • Transfers actionable improvements for improving customer experience to the relevant parties within Volkswagen Group
  • Secures intellectual property and develops roadmaps with an automotive focus

Qualification requirements

Education

  • You must be at least a risigin Senior in a Baccelaureate program or an MS or PhD student.
  • You must be within 6 months of your graduation date if you have finished your degree, to be considered
  • You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0

#LI-DNI

#LI-DNI

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

 

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

 

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Key Skills
UX DesignConcept IdeationUsability TestingProduct DevelopmentCustomer ExperienceRoadmap DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyAutomotive Industry Knowledge
Categories
Art & DesignTechnologyEngineeringManufacturing