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# Controls, Automation & Embedded Software - Summer 2027 Internships

- **Company:** Rivian
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Scripting, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=40022f449c9a5076

## About the Role

* Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree.
 * Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar.
 * Experience with languages such as C, C++, Python.
 * Embedded software development and optimization.
 * Experience with software development and the ability to read/debug code.
 * Experience with troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex systems.
 * Software development on microcontrollers.
 * Experience utilizing scripting languages.
 * Applied knowledge and understanding of engineering first principles.

## Description

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 Fall 2027 through Spring 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.
No Visa Sponsorship
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.

Applying to this opening will place you into consideration for Rivian's 2027 summer internship program.

Teams your application can be considered for include:

 * Embedded Software
 * System Engineering - Test & Integration
 * Power Electronics
 * Various Controls teams
 * Various Automation teams
 * and similar