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24WD82919

Position Overview

As a 2025 Intern at the Autodesk Robotics Lab, you will conduct cutting-edge Robotics User Experience research aimed at bridging the gap between CAD, robotic assembly and other applications. Your role will involve storyboarding future workflows; interviewing users to identify pain points; collaborating with the team to develop and integrate UX prototypes with internal software stacks; and iterating based on feedback from end-users. You will contribute to new and innovative research and demonstrations in Robotics, AI, and Design, working with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and industry domain experts in the Autodesk Robotics Lab.

The Autodesk Robotics lab is committed to advancing robotics research through collaborations, software development, real-world prototypes, and publications at top-tier conferences like ICRA, CoRL, and RSS. Our research spans robotics, reinforcement learning, deep learning, computer vision, motion planning, simulation, human-robot collaboration, and more for the manufacturing and construction industries, combining the best of an academic environment with applied research. Our lab is located at the Autodesk Technology Center (Pier 9) in San Francisco, with an unbeatable view of the San Francisco Bay. This internship will be onsite.

Responsibilities

• Conduct UX research, including user interviews, storyboarding, workflow analysisto understand challenges in cutting-edgerobotic applications for manufacturing

• Develop working UX prototypes and collaborate with a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and interns to integrate them into full-stack application workflows

• Evaluate and improve existing robotics, perception and CAD-based automation workflows

Minimum Qualifications

• Full-time student pursuing an BS, MS or Ph.D. in UX, Human-Computer Interaction, Robotics, Computer Scienceor an affiliated discipline in an accredited program with at least one academic term to complete post-internship

• Proficiency in UX research methods, including interviews, storyboarding, and prototyping

• Broad understanding of software development, with some experience in Python,Figma or similar UX design tool

• An excellent communicator and a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with robotics, CAD or CAM software

About the US Intern Program

The 2025 U.S. program runs for 12 weeks (May 19 – August 8 or June 16 – September 5). All internships are paid. As an intern, you will contribute to meaningful projects, be mentored by industry leaders, and participate in tech talks and other activities designed to support your personal and professional development. Our internships align with Autodesk’s Flexible Workplace approach, which is designed to meet the needs of our business while providing flexibility in support of office, remote and hybrid work preferences.

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary Transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience, educational level, and geographic location, and can exceed this range.

For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting annualized intern base salary to be between:

• $47,840 and $95,680 (undergraduate students)

• $72,800 and $118,500 (Masters/MBA students)

• $118,560 and $162,240 (PhD students)

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging