Studio Blue User Experience Design Co-Op

The hourly rate for this position is $19.38 - $34.00 per hour. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. ## What you'll do: Eaton's Studio Blue (Human-Centered Design Center of Excellence) is currently seeking a User Experience Design intern to join our team for the Fall 2026 semester (end of August - mid December 2026). This position is based at our Moon Township, PA location (Pittsburgh area). In this role, you will help fulfill our mission of empowering people to be more human-centered, collaborative, and creative by applying human-centered design to digital interfaces through user research, integrating and building on our design system library, and prototyping interactions for products in our electrical sector. You will work on a diverse portfolio of projects in collaboration with other designers and businesses across the enterprise. You will be exposed to day-to-day business functions and will grow your knowledge of user research, design thinking, prototyping, and high-fidelity design. About Eaton Eaton is a power management company made up of over 99,000 employees, with business in more than 175 countries. Our energy-efficient products and services help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more reliably, efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Eaton's diverse product line includes electric vehicle chargers, smart home devices, circuit breakers, transformers, and more. Eaton technology keeps power-critical infrastructure for airports, hospitals, factories, data centers, vehicles, and electrical grids operational. Our products and services impact millions of people every day, and our customers depend on us to help solve incredibly complex power management challenges. About Studio Blue Our team, Studio Blue, is responsible for growing the practice of Human-Centered Design at Eaton. We function as an internal design consultancy, collaborating with Eaton teams around the world. Through our expertise in design thinking, industrial design, and digital user experience design, we are working to make Eaton a more design-minded company. You can find information about our team here: Design at Eaton Eaton is over 100 years old, and many of its products and processes are rooted in industrial manufacturing. Studio Blue is central to the modernization and digital transformation of the company. Every day, we help sales, engineering, marketing and other internal teams create meaningful experiences for users with connected services, hardware, and software. It is an exciting time to be a creative professional at Eaton. Every contribution we make has a significant impact on the future of the company, and the opportunities for innovation are never-ending! ##

Essential Functions:

• Use traditional user experience design methods of discovery, communication, and documentation to identify problems, develop solutions, and work with development partner teams to create products for volume production and commercialization.
• Use human-centered design principles and methodologies while partnering with senior designers to ideate, research, prototype, test, and iterate on designs that create user-centered design solutions to business goals.
• Wireframing, prototyping, building on existing design systems, and creating AI-assisted prototypes and workflows for mobile, web, and HMI interfaces.
• Identify digital product design opportunities through human-centered discovery and research methods.
• Inspire product teams to push the boundaries beyond common solutions focusing on human-centered design recommendations.
• Translate research and business plans into digital product solutions that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Work alongside senior designers to collaborate cross-functionally and ensure designs are feasible, measurable, and successfully implemented.
• Assist in planning Design Thinking workshops across a diverse group of businesses and product lines.
• Engage in ongoing dialogue with your manager and senior team members to give and receive constructive feedback that will drive your performance and growth.

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Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• You have completed at least 2 years of an undergraduate program or are currently enrolled in a graduate program studying UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or related fields.
• You have a portfolio, website, or presentation that represents a basic proficiency in Figma for creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
• You have work samples that demonstrate experience conducting user research and applying insights to designs.
• You have work samples that demonstrate familiarity with visual design principles and design systems.
• You are located or willing to relocate for an in-person position (assistance available) in the Pittsburgh, PA area for the duration of the internship experience.
• You have access to reliable transportation to our Cherrington, Moon Township office.
• You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• You must be able to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis without requiring company sponsorship.

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Skills:

• You are a strategic thinker, and you know how to imagine and communicate future scenarios.
• You are a team player and skilled at collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• You engage in open dialogue and communicate effectively. You are on your way to becoming a confident presenter.
• You handle ambiguity and constructive feedback with poise. You are interested in personal growth opportunities.
• You are empathetic, curious, and innovative. You put people at the center of the problem-solving process.
• You can handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, providing deliverables through completion and on time.
• You have basic proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Experience with digital whiteboards and remote collaboration is a plus. There are always exceptions and variations to these criteria, so if you think you are qualified for the role, please do not hesitate to apply. #LI-DNI Working with Studio Blue Most of our Studio Blue Americas team is based in Pittsburgh with several teammates dispersed across the United States. While we have a physical office, we also collaborate remotely. We require interns to be in the office three days a week with some flexibility, and we expect all team members to be available during core working hours (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.) in Eastern Standard Time. Occasionally, we attend meetings during non-standard hours to stay connected with the Studio Blue APAC team based in Shanghai. This team provides design consulting services to Eaton teams across the Asia Pacific region. The user experience design team is highly collaborative with many opportunities to work with other design disciplines, and we are always iterating and improving our strategy and processes. We work hard and have high standards. We also respect the importance of celebrating wins and encouraging a healthy work-life balance. Eaton values learning and growth and empowers its employees to invest in themselves. If you are interested in joining a team of problem-solvers who apply their design expertise to infrastructure-level challenges and shifting culture by encouraging and building empathy, creativity, and innovation at an enterprise scale, then Studio Blue is the right team for you. All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. To request disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.