Engineering Intern - Powertrain Testing
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
Content includes:
- About Rivian (company description). Could be "About the role"? Actually "About Rivian" is company overview. Could be "About the role"? The role summary includes internship term details, eligibility, etc. We could have sections: About the role (maybe summarizing role summary). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (list). Pay (explicit salary range). Benefits (mention of benefits). Possibly Schedule? Not explicit schedule beyond full-time 40 hours per week, onsite for entire duration. That's schedule info. Could include Schedule section.
But we must not create sections with filler. We have actual content for Pay, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to remove boilerplate: equal opportunity, EEO, legal, privacy, AI, etc. Also remove application instructions (careers.rivian.com). Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company mission, role summary, internship term details, eligibility, responsibilities, qualifications, pay, benefits, schedule.
We need to format with
headings and appropriate content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Powertrain Test Engineering Intern". Not to be used as heading.
We need to decide headings: maybe "About the role", "Responsibilities", "Qualifications", "Pay", "Benefits", "Schedule". Could also include "About Rivian" as a section? The instruction list includes "About the role" as example, not "About Rivian". But we could still include a section about company overview; maybe "About Rivian" is okay as heading? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those. Safer to stick to those. We could put company overview under "About the role" or maybe a brief intro paragraph before headings. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid a general intro paragraph. So we can start with a
containing the Rivian mission description and role summary. Then headings for Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Let's extract substantive info:
Company mission: "About Rivian Rivian is 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."
Role Summary / Internship Term: "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. 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 Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements."
Role description: "Rivian is looking for a Powertrain Test Engineering Intern to support the validation of electric powertrain systems in a laboratory environment. In this role, the intern will provide additional support for planned continuous-improvement projects and assist experienced test engineers with lab-readiness activities in preparation for testing future 900 V platforms. This opportunity is designed for a student who wants practical experience with test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and engineering analysis."
Responsibilities (bullet list):
- Support engineers with vehicle, system, and component-level powertrain testing.
- Help prepare test setups, instrumentation, and data-acquisition equipment.
- Support the development or improvement of test scripts and data-processing tools.
- Assist with the design and setup of laboratory upgrade projects.
- Lead and complete a defined continuous-improvement project.
Qualifications:
- Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at an accredited university
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Controls, or a related engineering field.
- Basic understanding of engineering fundamentals and data analysis.
- Interest in electric vehicles, powertrains, testing, or validation.
- Basic programming or scripting experience, such as Python or MATLAB.
- Prior hands-on experience through a class project, student team, or laboratory.
Pay: "$38.00-45.00/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."
Benefits: "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."
Schedule: The internship requires full time (40 hours per week), onsite, for the entire duration (Jan - Aug, 2027). Also mention Spring Co-Op program runs Jan - Aug, 2027. So schedule: full-time, 40 hrs/week, onsite, Jan-Aug 2027.
We should not include boilerplate like equal opportunity, privacy, AI, visa sponsorship note? Actually "No Visa Sponsorship" is substantive? It says "Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements." That's part of eligibility. The line "No Visa Sponsorship" maybe a heading? Actually the text: "No Visa Sponsorship Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements." This is substantive: they are not sponsoring visas. Should we keep? It's about visa sponsorship. It's not boilerplate; it's a condition. We could include it under a note maybe in the role summary paragraph. But we can incorporate into the role summary paragraph: mention that visa sponsorship is not provided. However the instruction says remove boilerplate, but this is not boilerplate; it's a specific condition. We'll keep it.
We also need to remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicate sentences about equal opportunity etc. We'll remove those.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About Rivian: Rivian is 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.
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. 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 is provided; if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. Rivian is looking for a Powertrain Test Engineering Intern to support the validation of electric powertrain systems in a laboratory environment. In this role, the intern will provide additional support for planned continuous-improvement projects and assist experienced test engineers with lab-readiness activities in preparation for testing future 900 V platforms. This opportunity is designed for a student who wants practical experience with test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and engineering analysis.
Then sections:
Responsibilities
- Support engineers with vehicle, system, and component-level powertrain testing.
- Help prepare test setups, instrumentation, and data-acquisition equipment.
- Support the development or improvement of test scripts and data-processing tools.
- Assist with the design and setup of laboratory upgrade projects.
- Lead and complete a defined continuous-improvement project.
Qualifications
- Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at an accredited university
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Controls, or a related engineering field.
- Basic understanding of engineering fundamentals and data analysis.
- Interest in electric vehicles, powertrains, testing, or validation.
- Basic programming or scripting experience, such as Python or MATLAB.
- Prior hands-on experience through a class project, student team, or laboratory.
Pay
The salary range for this role is $38.00-45.00/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.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including but not
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. Content includes: - About Rivian (company description). Could be "About the role"? Actually "About Rivian" is company overview. Could be "About the role"? The role summary includes internship term details, eligibility, etc. We could have sections: About the role (maybe summarizing role summary). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (list). Pay (explicit salary range). Benefits (mention of benefits). Possibly Schedule? Not explicit schedule beyond full-time 40 hours per week, onsite for entire duration. That's schedule info. Could include Schedule section. But we must not create sections with filler. We have actual content for Pay, Benefits, Schedule. We need to remove boilerplate: equal opportunity, EEO, legal, privacy, AI, etc. Also remove application instructions (careers.rivian.com). Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information: company mission, role summary, internship term details, eligibility, responsibilities, qualifications, pay, benefits, schedule. We need to format with
headings and appropriate content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Powertrain Test Engineering Intern". Not to be used as heading.
We need to decide headings: maybe "About the role", "Responsibilities", "Qualifications", "Pay", "Benefits", "Schedule". Could also include "About Rivian" as a section? The instruction list includes "About the role" as example, not "About Rivian". But we could still include a section about company overview; maybe "About Rivian" is okay as heading? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those. Safer to stick to those. We could put company overview under "About the role" or maybe a brief intro paragraph before headings. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid a general intro paragraph. So we can start with a
containing the Rivian mission description and role summary. Then headings for Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay, Benefits, Schedule. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract substantive info: Company mission: "About Rivian Rivian is 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." Role Summary / Internship Term: "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. 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 Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements." Role description: "Rivian is looking for a Powertrain Test Engineering Intern to support the validation of electric powertrain systems in a laboratory environment. In this role, the intern will provide additional support for planned continuous-improvement projects and assist experienced test engineers with lab-readiness activities in preparation for testing future 900 V platforms. This opportunity is designed for a student who wants practical experience with test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and engineering analysis." Responsibilities (bullet list): - Support engineers with vehicle, system, and component-level powertrain testing. - Help prepare test setups, instrumentation, and data-acquisition equipment. - Support the development or improvement of test scripts and data-processing tools. - Assist with the design and setup of laboratory upgrade projects. - Lead and complete a defined continuous-improvement project. Qualifications: - Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at an accredited university - Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Controls, or a related engineering field. - Basic understanding of engineering fundamentals and data analysis. - Interest in electric vehicles, powertrains, testing, or validation. - Basic programming or scripting experience, such as Python or MATLAB. - Prior hands-on experience through a class project, student team, or laboratory. Pay: "$38.00-45.00/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." Benefits: "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." Schedule: The internship requires full time (40 hours per week), onsite, for the entire duration (Jan - Aug, 2027). Also mention Spring Co-Op program runs Jan - Aug, 2027. So schedule: full-time, 40 hrs/week, onsite, Jan-Aug 2027. We should not include boilerplate like equal opportunity, privacy, AI, visa sponsorship note? Actually "No Visa Sponsorship" is substantive? It says "Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements." That's part of eligibility. The line "No Visa Sponsorship" maybe a heading? Actually the text: "No Visa Sponsorship Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements." This is substantive: they are not sponsoring visas. Should we keep? It's about visa sponsorship. It's not boilerplate; it's a condition. We could include it under a note maybe in the role summary paragraph. But we can incorporate into the role summary paragraph: mention that visa sponsorship is not provided. However the instruction says remove boilerplate, but this is not boilerplate; it's a specific condition. We'll keep it. We also need to remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicate sentences about equal opportunity etc. We'll remove those. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:
About Rivian: Rivian is 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.
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. 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 is provided; if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. Rivian is looking for a Powertrain Test Engineering Intern to support the validation of electric powertrain systems in a laboratory environment. In this role, the intern will provide additional support for planned continuous-improvement projects and assist experienced test engineers with lab-readiness activities in preparation for testing future 900 V platforms. This opportunity is designed for a student who wants practical experience with test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and engineering analysis.
Then sections:Responsibilities
- Support engineers with vehicle, system, and component-level powertrain testing.
- Help prepare test setups, instrumentation, and data-acquisition equipment.
- Support the development or improvement of test scripts and data-processing tools.
- Assist with the design and setup of laboratory upgrade projects.
- Lead and complete a defined continuous-improvement project.
Qualifications
- Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at an accredited university
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Controls, or a related engineering field.
- Basic understanding of engineering fundamentals and data analysis.
- Interest in electric vehicles, powertrains, testing, or validation.
- Basic programming or scripting experience, such as Python or MATLAB.
- Prior hands-on experience through a class project, student team, or laboratory.
Pay
The salary range for this role is $38.00-45.00/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.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including but not