Motorsports Intern (Summer 2027)
About the role
Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in .NET and Python, a passion for delivering high-quality solutions, and the ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Motorsports experience is a plus—but a desire to learn and contribute to cutting-edge performance technology is what matters most.
Responsibilities
- Analyze user stories and use cases and propose effective software solutions.
- Develop applications or suites of applications to meet technical and operational requirements.
- Provide guidance to other developers working on components of larger systems.
- Create clear documentation for both end users and internal engineering teams.
- Use version control best practices to maintain and improve code stability.
- Track and coordinate work using ticketing and task-management systems.
- Design and implement applications using microservice architecture.
- Collaborate directly with internal and external users to gather feedback and identify improvement opportunities, explain technical decisions and system behaviors, and understand and replicate reported issues to support resolution efforts.
- Participation in Pratt Miller team and project meetings.
- Ongoing education and training on Pratt Miller tools and related technologies.
- Occasional weekend tool support.
- Limited travel to races or test events to provide on-site tool support.
- Periodic stress may occur when supporting live motorsport operations or tight development timelines.
- Occasional work required outside normal business hours.
- Work is primarily performed in a team-based office or collaborative environment; some responsibilities may take place at motorsport events, test activities, or off-site locations.
- Team members work in an innovative, fast-moving environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to competitive success.
Requirements
Enrolled in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field.