Product Owner Intern

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community. The Role We are seeking a Product Owner Intern to support our software product development for teams. In this role, you will help translate customer needs and business objectives into clear, well‑defined requirements for engineering. You'll work closely with software developers, UX designers, QA, and product managers to help build and deliver high‑quality software features. This internship is ideal for students passionate about technology, problem‑solving, and building software products for industrial applications in Energy and Chemicals verticals. Your Impact Hands-on experience in software product ownership, from requirements to release. Direct collaboration with engineering teams working on real software features. Mentorship from experienced product and technical leaders. Practical exposure to Agile development, user story writing, and software lifecycle management. Product Discovery & Technical Understanding Assist in gathering user needs and translating them into functional and technical requirements. Participate in technical discussions with developers to understand feasibility, constraints, and implementation options. Analyze customer feedback, product usage data, and market trends to support software feature planning. Backlog & User Story Management Help build and maintain a prioritized, well‑structured software product backlog. Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria tailored for software engineering teams. Refine requirements through backlog grooming, clarifying edge cases, workflows, and dependencies. Agile Execution & Collaboration Support SAFE Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives. Work closely with developers and QA to validate requirements, answer questions, and ensure user stories are ready for development. Assist in testing new features, troubleshooting issues, and validating that completed work meets expected functionality and quality. Delivery & Continuous Improvement Contribute to release planning and documentation for new software features. Help analyze performance metrics and user feedback to identify improvement opportunities. Prepare reports, demos, and presentations that communicate software progress to stakeholders. What You'll Need Pursuing a Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical or business field. Strong interest in software development processes, Agile methodologies, and product lifecycle management. Ability to break down complex technical concepts into understandable requirements. Strong communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills. Basic understanding of software architecture, APIs, or cloud services. Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Projects. Experience with software-related coursework, personal coding projects, hackathons, or internships. Exposure to UX/UI concepts, wireframing, or prototyping tools is a plus.

Hourly Internship Pay Rate:

$32.00 - 50.00/hour

Work Location:

Aspen Technology has a global hybrid workplace for most of our roles. Employees are expected to work in the office 4 days per week and may work remotely 1 day per week, unless the employee has a reasonable accommodation or other approved exception to the hybrid workplace schedule. Our Internship role is based in our global headquarters in Bedford, MA. Work Authorization AspenTech will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. AspenTech is a global software leader helping industries meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. Our Digital Grid Management software suite, including AspenTech OSI products, helps power and utilities companies achieve superior real-time control, optimization and management for exceptional performance of complex energy networks. If you're looking to make a difference every day and push the limits of performance, AspenTech is doing things no one else thought was possible. As a leading industrial software partner, we help companies all over the world run safer, greener, longer and faster. With over 3700 employees and more than 60 global locations, AspenTech is meeting today's sustainability and business challenges head-on with unmatched expertise, cutting-edge AI-powered technology and a passion to innovate. AspenTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. AspenTech does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, familial status, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military service or protected Veteran Status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodation:

We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals who have a disability or sincere religious reasons to request accommodation, when necessary to enable the individual to participate in the job application or interview process. If you wish to request an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@aspentech.com.

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