2026 Intern, UX Motion Design Prototyping (Summer)

Samsung Research America Internship

Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 44 - 63

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Lab Summary:

At the XR UX Lab we are envisioning the future of XR experiences in the context of immersive and intelligent environments. We are a mix of interdisciplinary individuals with expertise in advanced rapid prototyping and AI-first XR user experience design. The XR UX Lab will work closely with the corporate mobile divisions UX team and external partners to investigate emerging XR UX technologies and deliver design artifacts that determine the direction of the upcoming XR products at Samsung Electronics.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a XR UX Designer/Motion Designer/Prototyper who will be responsible forbeing the ultimate creative facilitator working collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team to help users achieve their goals and fuse business insights with users needs to craft great user experience. You will combine the expertise of a technical designer with the human centered of an experience designer. You will bring your unique perspective to transform the R&D technology to user centric product idea.

Position Responsibilities:

Contribute to product strategy discussion and develop concepts aligned with product goals and strategy.
Develop high-level creative concepts for projects; help to refine and further develop these concepts into complete functional design systems.
Articulate design thinking with strong rationale based on market trends and usage data.
Rapidly prototype concepts to demonstrate your design.
Demonstrate and communicate clear expectations for quality of work productivity communication and professionalism with team.
Work with designers developers and PMs to define and meet key milestones as well as create task lists and work estimates.
Create and present design solutions and strategies that bring the user story to life for a wide audience including cross functional teams.

Required Skills:

Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD program in a design discipline human-computer interaction games or computer science.
1 years working on XR projects or products either in school or industry.
2 years of designing experience using Adobe CS and/or Figma.
Able to work with designers engineers researchers and product managers.
Able to navigate ambiguous shifting requirements in a fast-paced environment.
Able to communicate ideas visually (user flows and/or storyboards) with your colleagues and revise outcomes based on constructive feedback.
Able to show at least one relevant project that has well developed visuals interactions product directionor all three.
Comfortable at taking design ownership based on project needs.
Ability to develop design independently with guidance from project peers/mentors.

Special Attributes:

Deep experience with at least one AR/VR headset especially if youve designed and built for them.
Familiarity with a 3D modeling tool (e.g. Blender Maya etc.).
2 years prototyping or programming experience in Unity.
Experience working with a framework such as MRTK XRI OpenXR Oculus.
Familiarity with user testing in AR or VR.

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The hourly pay rate range for roles at this level is listed below but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the hourly pay rate range individual rates depend on a number of factorsincluding the roles function and location as well as the individuals knowledge skills experience education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.

Hourly Pay Rate Range

$44 - $63 USD

Additional Information

Disclosure of Trade Secrets

Samsung has a strict policy on trade applying to Samsung and progressing through the recruitment process you must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer.

Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone and frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

Samsung Research America is committed to complying with all Federal State and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact the recruiter or email

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Samsung we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together we are building a better tomorrow for our customers partners and communities.

Samsung Research America is committed to employing a diverse workforce and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race color religion gender age national origin marital status sexual orientation gender identity status as a protected veteran genetic information status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Required Experience:

Intern

Lab Summary:At the XR UX Lab we are envisioning the future of XR experiences in the context of immersive and intelligent environments. We are a mix of interdisciplinary individuals with expertise in advanced rapid prototyping and AI-first XR user experience design. The XR UX Lab will work closely wi...