As the first Product Design Intern to join Anduril's design team, I had the fulfilling experience to autonomously own and tackle the current problem space for a more usable and intuitive pre-launch process for my summer intern project. I worked alongside talented teams and field operators to understand what it means to be a full-time designer at Anduril. Outside of my intern project, I'm grateful to have formed a strong bond with a community of fellow interns.
*Due to confidentiality, I cannot fully disclose details, but here are some highlights.
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Role
Product Design Intern
Team
Design Lead
Eng Lead
Product Managers
Key Methods
User Research
Rapid Prototyping
Usability Testing
Duration
May - Aug 2023,
10 weeks
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Pre-launch checks vary based on the type of vehicle, mission requirements, and environmental factors. Some checks have value thresholds for determining whether something is "good/healthy" or "bad", and these standards shift based on the mission and surrounding environment. For example, a Dive-LD (AUV) conducting missions, where it needs to endure high pressures underwater for several weeks in tropical temperatures without overheating.
Operators are highly interested in system-automated checks but are cautious about full automation due to edge cases and potential system errors, especially for mission-critical checks like physical hardware inspections.To ensure safety, certain checks should rely on operator expertise for final sign-off.
While most operators are highly experienced and trained in handling assets, there are often onboarding or newly trained operators. The checklist needs to be intuitive and usable for new users to ensure that every checklist item is properly marked off.
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