Engineering Intern - Motor Development; Co-op

Rivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates.

To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and 2029.Rivian's Internship Program requires active student enrollment. Information regarding your expected degree completion date is collected solely to verify eligibility and determine your availability for future full-time opportunities. Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and does not use graduation dates to determine the age of applicants or as a basis for discriminatory hiring decisions.

If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site.

Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.

Our Spring Co-op program runs from Jan-Aug 2027.

No Visa Sponsorship

Supporting Electric Motor Team on future program motor development. Tasks can be from designing, testing, validating, data collection, generate report, explain finding and propose improvement or fixed solution. Tasks directly relate to current and future programs.

• Support Mentor and other Engineers on variety tasks
• Support lab to build, fix, test component, subsystem or system
• Perform test, collect data, generate report, explain finding and propose improvement or fixed solution

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at an accredited university
• Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Mechanical Engineering
• Hands-on lab experience
• Some experience in 3D CAD (computer aid design) and drawing generation

• Previous internship in automotive and/or electric, preferred.
• Prefer FSAE (formula SAE) experience

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The salary range for this role is $ per hour forSoCal based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

• paid vacation
• paid sick leave
• medical insurance benefits
• Internship positions are not eligible for retirement benefits.

More information about benefits is available at

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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