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Science Systems and Applications, Inc. UX/UI Design Intern in Lanham, Maryland
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) is seeking an UX/UI Design Intern to support an exciting project at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for the summer of 2024. We are looking for an intern to help develop a web-based tool for exploring diagnostics produced by Earth system modeling experiment runs. Intern will lead the design and branding of web application as well as provide expertise on user experience best practices.
Responsibilities include:
Participation in team meetings and other member focus groups
Brainstorm front-end designs given web application requirements
Develop and evaluate front-end prototypes
Work with team members to deploy finalized front-end design
Required Qualifications
Undergraduate/graduate student with a background in human-computer interaction, graphic design, and/or computer science
Proven record of design experience, particularly with front-end website development
Prior programming experience
Permanent Residency or US Citizenship required.
Desired Qualifications:
E xperience with tools such as Django and React is a plus
EOE, including disability/vets
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.