Student – UX Designer

About John Deere

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more… many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work.

About the Role

Primary Location: United States (US) – Illinois  – Champaign
Function: Technology (CA)
Title:- Student UX Designer – Champaign, IL – 110935
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.

The Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.

Responsibilities

As a Student – UX Designer for John Deere at the Technology Innovation Center located in Champaign, IL, you will:

• Support John Deere’s Manufacturing Business UX Team and gain industry experience by documenting user needs, developing research protocols, conducting user studies, analyzing data, and recommending improvements for our digital experiences.
• Operate as part of a data-driven team.
• Build skills in identifying research questions, quickly developing a plan to collect data with a limited number of users, and presenting research analyses/findings back to program leadership.
• You will receive mentoring/coaching to expand your UX talents, and be afforded opportunities to hone your skillset by interacting with users to solve real problems.

This position is not available to students on immigration visas.

Requirements

• Exposure to a minimum of one design tool: Adobe, Figma, and Sketch.
• Demonstrates ability to deliver clean and usable interfaces while applying visual brand guidelines.
• Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, Graphic Arts, Digital Design, Industrial Design, Marketing, Human Factors or related discipline, or Psychology (Cognitive, Applied, Experimental, etc.); others may apply.
• Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited university.
• Graduation date of May 2026 or later.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Available to work 10-20 hours/weekly during the academic year.
• Available to work 35-40 hours/weekly during the summer.
• A portfolio review is required for this position. For full consideration, please include a link to your portfolio on your résumé.
• Must be able to work on and complete assignments remotely.
• Must be able to travel to Champaign, Illinois, or end-user locations (e.g., factories) in the Midwest if needed.
• Core understanding of human factors principles, experimental design, and collecting data with human participants.
• Comfortable defining and executing contextual inquiry and usability studies.
• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to analyze/interpret data in order to draw conclusions and make recommendations that enhance the user experience.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).

What makes you standout

• Ability to review relevant literature in human factors, user experience, and human behavior, and use that information to propose research studies or product improvements.
• Familiarity with human-technology teaming research and knowledge of manufacturing UX challenges (e.g., manufacturing operations, efficiency, user perception, etc.).
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative analyses and behavioral analytics tools.
• Experience facilitating remote data collection studies.
• Eagerness to learn and collaborate.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

To apply, use this link: https://go.illinois.edu/JohnDeerePartTimeStudentUXDesigner