About the role#
We are looking for a graduate student intern to support technical strategy and operations for our vehicle engineering team. You will own a defined workstream within one of our programs, managing the plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, and weekly readouts for engineering leadership. This role is hands-on and requires regular time in the garage and on the production floor working alongside engineers and technicians.
What you'll do#
- Own the plan for a specific workstream, such as a build, bench, supplier transition, fleet readiness milestone, or process rollout.
- Maintain milestones, dependencies, risks, and open actions.
- Publish a weekly status readout to engineering leadership including progress, blockers, and recommendations.
- Prepare the weekly triage and track updates from owners.
- Support vehicle builds by managing build readiness, parts and kitting status, work instructions, and issue capture on the floor.
- Pull quotes, lead times, cost data, and fleet data to build comparisons for engineering decisions.
- Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, fleet operations, and finance to move your workstream forward.
- Identify bottlenecks, propose fixes, implement solutions, and measure results.
What you'll need#
- Current graduate student in an MBA, engineering master's, or a related program like operations or supply chain management.
- Prior background in vehicles or mobility, such as automotive, EV, autonomous vehicles, or heavy equipment.
- Comfort with technical material including build plans, test reports, and BOMs.
- Experience owning a deliverable through to completion against a schedule.
- Ability to work in a garage and on a production floor.
- Ability to commit 15-20 hours per week during the academic term.
Location & details#
- This role is located in San Francisco, California.
- You must be able to work onsite five days a week.
- This is a paid internship at a base starting rate of $56.00 per hour.
About Atoms
Atoms manufactures physical automation systems for the mining, food, and transport sectors. The company develops robotics, software, and infrastructure designed to increase productivity in industrial environments. Founded in 2017, the firm is based in Los Angeles. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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