User Experience Designer Intern (Physical Product)

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER INTERN (PHYSICAL PRODUCT)

Location: Amsterdam

Type: 6-Month Internship – July to December 2026

DESIGN PRODUCTS PEOPLE CAN TRULY FEEL

At Loop, we create products that help people control how they experience the world around them. From live events to sleep and focus, our products are designed to improve everyday life through thoughtful engineering and human-centered design.

As an Intern User Experience Designer focused on physical products, you’ll join a team that’s obsessed with how products feel, fit, and function in real life. You’ll contribute to real product development projects by exploring physical interactions, testing prototypes, and translating user insights into meaningful design improvements.

You’ll work closely with designers, engineers, and researchers in a fast-moving environment where experimentation, curiosity, and real user feedback drive the process.

THE ROLE

You’ll support UX activities throughout the physical product development lifecycle, from early user research to rapid prototyping and usability testing. Whether you’re sketching ideas, building foam models, creating 3D prints, or observing users interacting with prototypes, your work will help shape products that are intuitive, comfortable, and enjoyable to use.

This internship is ideal for someone who loves hands-on making, enjoys understanding human behavior, and wants to gain experience designing physical products that solve real-world problems.

What you’ll do

• Support user research through interviews, observations, and contextual inquiry

• Translate research findings into journey maps, opportunity areas, and user insights

• Explore concepts through sketching, foam models, cardboard mockups, CAD modelling, and 3D printing

• Build and iterate prototypes to test ergonomics, comfort, and usability

• Assist in usability testing sessions and help analyze user feedback

• Create research reports, storyboards, ergonomic sketches, and other design artifacts

• Collaborate closely with designers and engineers across the product development process

You won’t

• Design only behind a screen without testing ideas in the real world

• Work on hypothetical projects that never make it beyond the concept phase

• Work on digital products only

• Be expected to know everything from day one

• Work in isolation without feedback, collaboration, and mentorship

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED

You’re curious about how people interact with physical products and excited to turn observations into better experiences. You enjoy making things, testing ideas quickly, and learning through experimentation.

You’re proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in an environment where ideas evolve fast. Most importantly, you’re eager to learn and excited to contribute to products that people use every day.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Currently studying a Master’s in User Experience, Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Factors, or a related field

• Strong interest in physical product UX and human-centered design

• Experience with sketching, physical prototyping, 3D modelling, and/or 3D printing

• Comfort conducting user research and usability testing

• Ability to translate insights into clear design improvements

• Fluent English communication skills

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with Rhino, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar CAD tools

• Experience building physical prototypes with rapid tooling methods

• Understanding of ergonomics and human factors principles

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• A steep learning curve where your work contributes to real products in development

• Mentorship from experienced designers and engineers

• A fast-moving and collaborative team culture

• A hybrid working environment in Amsterdam

• A monthly internship allowance of €500 gross based on full-time employment (40h/week)

• Please note that Loop does not provide relocation or housing support for internships.

STILL LISTENING?

Great. Because at Loop, you won’t spend your internship making coffee or sitting on the sidelines. You’ll prototype, test, learn, and contribute to products that real people use in everyday life. If you’re excited to get hands-on with physical product design and grow your craft in a fast-moving environment, press that beautiful apply button and let’s talk.