Role Summary

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.

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This Mechanical Engineering Process and Automation Co-Op directly accelerates Rivian's vehicle development by replacing repetitive design tasks with intelligent, automated workflows. By streamlining CAD and PLM data pipelines, the role empowers core engineering teams to focus entirely on hardware innovation and optimization rather than manual data entry. Ultimately, this increased engineering velocity drives faster, more reliable production cycles and ensures Rivian's electric vehicles get to market with uncompromising quality and rigor.

Responsibilities

• Map and analyze existing mechanical design, packaging, and release workflows across hardware teams to identify bottlenecks and manual data-entry tasks.
• Develop, test, and deploy custom scripts and CAD API tools to automate repetitive drafting, modeling, and analytical processes.
• Streamline data flow within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, optimizing Bill of Materials (BOM) structuring and part revision control.
• Partner directly with core mechanical engineers to gather requirements, test automated prototypes, and ensure new tools align with strict design standards.
• Author comprehensive technical documentation and conduct training sessions to drive adoption of new automated workflows across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree at an accredited university.
• Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar.

• Solid grasp of core fundamentals (GD&T, DFM/DFA).
• High proficiency in industry-standard parametric CAD software (e.g., CATIA, SolidWorks, NX) and exposure to PLM environments (e.g., Enovia, Teamcenter).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, VBA, MATLAB, or C++ applied to engineering problems.
• Strong systems-thinking capability with a proven track record of applying continuous improvement or lean methodologies to complex projects or processes.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, specifically the ability to translate software/automation concepts to mechanical stakeholders and influence adoption.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $38.00-45.00/HR for Torrance,CA 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 at rivianbenefits.com.

You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee).

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.