Rivian is looking to solve the problem of designing and delivering intuitive, thorough, and delightful user experiences for their future-forward digital offerings, specifically focusing on the customer mobile app and the vehicle interface, and how they work together seamlessly.
Requirements
- Experience delivering end-to-end digital design and a portfolio that highlights solutions relating to those requirements.
- Proficiency with digital UX design and prototyping tools. (Figma, ProtoPie, or similar)
- Ability to collaborate with user research.
- Candidates strongly preferred with experience in shipping complex mobile apps, ideally automotive companion apps or a similar controls app for an electronic product.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to UX/UI design for phone key features, including pairing, integrations with smartphone operating systems, vehicle access, connectivity management, and remote controls.
- Specialize in experiences or features that require a major mobile app component.
- Become an expert on the Rivian mobile app framework and design system, and act as a resource for the larger team in translating cross-functional experiences into clean, reliable iOS/Android solutions.
- Be aware of design constraints and considerations unique to iOS and Android and how to design solutions for those scenarios.
- Translate desired experiences into clear, actionable requirements.
- Collaborate deeply with product managers and engineering partners.
- Stay aware of trends within industry UI/UX and feature offerings as needed to ensure designs are unique and pushing the envelope in the industry.
Other
- Internship Term: Winter Co-op 2026 (January - August 2026)
- Must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the entire internship or co-op term.
- Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Interaction Design, Human Factors, Product Design, or related discipline.
- Collaborative mindset—easily partners with product, engineering, and design teams spanning hardware, embedded software, and cloud environments.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities, able to articulate complex hardware/software UX strategies.
- Portfolio link required (with credentials for review).
