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Accenture · 10 hours ago

Innovation Summer Advanced Degree Intern - Digital Experience- NAELFY26

San Francisco, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$64K/yr - $196K/yr

1+ years exp

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, and they are seeking a hands-on innovator for their Digital Experiences R&D Group. The role involves creating rapid prototypes and supporting research projects to explore how emerging technologies can transform human-machine interactions.

Business Information SystemsConstructionConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyInfrastructureManagement ConsultingOutsourcing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create rapid prototypes to illustrate Labs’ business hypotheses about the potential of emerging tech to transform various activities and realms of experience: support design through development and testing

Support more experienced researchers to define research projects, plan, execute, and communicate those initiatives

Support development of internal and external thought leadership, targeted for various audiences and in a variety of formats (blogs, white papers, videos, research conferences, etc.)

Qualification

Human Computer InteractionAI EngineeringRapid PrototypingSoftware Development PrinciplesUser-Centered DesignCommunicationProblem-SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Currently enrolled in PhD or Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Human Computer Interactions or related fields with a graduation of December 2026 or later

1+ years of experience in an area relevant to Accenture Innovation Technology research foci including, but not limited to, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cognitive Science, Human-AI Interaction, AI Engineering

1+ years of experience creating rapid prototypes that apply and test new ideas related to the interaction of emerging technologies and people's experiences

Ability to create a project plan and execute against it

Ability to work energetically within a high-performance team

Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Preferred

Familiarity with building applications with hardware such as biosensing wearables, robotic systems, AR/XR devices, eye-tracking and the like

Proficiency in software development principles and common programming languages (such as Python, JavaScript), deep learning frameworks (such as TensorFlow or PyTorch) and experience in system programming (e.g., ROS2, Shell scripting, etc.)

Understanding LLM and VLM architectures, prompt engineering techniques, and LLM multimodal data processing

Experience with user-centered design practices and user experience research methodologies such as usability testing, interviews, focus groups, etc