[Keppel Internship Programme 2027] Intern, UX/UI (Jan - May 2027)

Keppel is a leading global asset manager and operator with strong capabilities in energy & environment, urban development and connectivity, creating solutions for a sustainable future.

The intern will be responsible in the following

• Design and prototype user experiences across consumer-facing platforms (web/mobile) and enterprise/internal systems (admin portals, dashboards)
• Support user research and usability testing (e.g. interviews, observations, testing sessions) to understand user needs, motivations and pain points
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and designers to iterate solutions and ensure alignment with technical feasibility
• UX Designer track: Translate user insights into user flows, wireframes and visual concepts
• UX Engineer track: Support prototyping, UI behaviours, or component-based implementation (where applicable)
• Explore AI-assisted design and prototyping tools where appropriate, with guidance from the team

Learning Outcomes

• Gain hands-on experience working on real product features or workflows in an IT and digital product environment
• Develop capability in understanding user behaviour and translating insights into intuitive design solutions
• Learn how design, engineering and product collaborate to deliver user-facing and enterprise systems
• Build familiarity with modern tools, including AI-assisted design workflows, and understand responsible usage
• Receive structured mentorship, feedback and exposure to design critique practices

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Pursuing a diploma/degree in either creative disciplines (e.g. Industrial Design, Product Design, Visual Communication, Media, Fine Arts) or technical disciplines (e.g. Computer Science, • Information Systems, Software Engineering)
• Strong curiosity about users, behaviours and motivations, with interest in solving real-world problems
• Comfortable engaging users (e.g. interviews, testing) and translating ideas into tangible outputs (sketches, flows, or prototypes)
• For UX Designer track: familiarity with design tools such as Figma (academic or self-taught acceptable)
• For UX Engineer track: interest in front-end development, prototyping, or design systems (basic coding knowledge is a plus)
• Interest in AI tools, digital products and emerging technologies, with willingness to learn

BUSINESS SEGMENT

Corporate

PLATFORM

Operating Division