Engineering Intern - Design Reliability; Co-Op

About Us

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.

Internship Term:

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
. In order to be considered for this role, you must be available to work full time (40 hours per week), onsite, for the entire duration. If you are unable to work during the spring semester, please apply to our Summer Internship Program.

No Visa Sponsorship

An intern on the Design for Reliability team will play a key role in supporting critical reliability objectives—including DFMEA, target setting, and validation planning for new Rivian programs. By performing detailed data analysis, the intern will help develop robust new reliability requirements that directly impact and enhance the durability of our future vehicles.

• Support DFMEA development for Vehicle Hardware systems (closures, chassis, body structures, etc.) for new vehicle programs across R2 and EDV
• Support lifetime validation test planning for Vehicle Hardware systems (closures, chassis, body structures, etc.) for new vehicle programs across R2 and EDV
• Investigate improvements in field to test correlation for structural components
• Investigate development of material database for lifetime acceleration modeling and simulation
• Develop dashboards and tracking systems to review ongoing lifetime testing for vehicle mechatronics systems

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree at an accredited university
• Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Mechanical Engineering
• Applied knowledge of basic to intermediate statistical methods
• Working knowledge of data analysis and coding/scripting
• Demonstrated ability to utilize AI tools to enhance coding and analytical workflows
• Campus leadership or project experience, preferred

The salary range for this role is $/HR for Irvine 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.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and medical insurance benefits. More information about benefits is available…