2026 Project Manager Intern, ML Platform and Robotics

Blue River Technology; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,328 - 68,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Santa Clara

Competitive internship compensation

Office in Santa Clara

Job summary

Blue River Technology is seeking a 2026 Summer Project Manager Intern to help streamline internal processes across platform teams and support machine-learning and agricultural autonomy initiatives.

The role emphasizes rapid learning, strong communication, and collaboration with subject-matter experts. Hybrid work in Santa Clara, CA with 1–2 days in the office weekly, for a 3–4 month summer period. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including ability to explain technical points to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Help establish a unified internal customer support process across multiple platform teams by interviewing stakeholders and proposing consolidated plans.
• Drive understanding of stakeholders' needs to reduce process friction.
• Consolidate, organize, update, or purge existing technical documentation as needed.
• Collaborate with program management and engineering to resolve conflicts and identify gaps in docs.
• Support Robotics Fleet Management docs, including roadmaps and status reports.
• Support Spark Ops with long-term planning documentation process.
• Improve Spark metrics analysis and reporting.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Time management

Verbal & written communication

Learning mindset

Problem-solving

Google Workspace

Jira

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Job description

We’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to create intelligent machinery that solves monumental problems for our customers. We empower our customers: farmers, construction crews, and foresters to implement safer and more sustainable solutions, driving increased profitability with less reliance on scarce labor. We believe that focusing on the small stuff, pixel-by-pixel and task-by-task, leads to big gains.

Blue River Technology aligns with John Deere’s vision to “innovate on behalf of humanity” by quickly identifying and solving high-value, high-uncertainty challenges in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and robotics. BRT acts as a research-and-development flywheel, building not only new products but also new platforms that reliably create value for both Deere and its customers. From fully autonomous machines to highly precise farming equipment, BRT and Deere are partnering to deliver technical breakthroughs across industries such as agriculture and construction.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration, this mission-driven team is eager to define the new frontier of robotics. We are always asking hard questions, rapidly iterating, and getting our boots in the field to figure it out. We won’t give up until we’ve made a tangible and positive impact on the planet!

Blue River Technology is based in Santa Clara, CA.

Summary

Blue River is seeking a 2026 Summer Project Manager Intern to play a pivotal role in facilitating several key short-term initiatives that will provide tangible benefits to platform software engineering teams' operations. Our platform teams provide tooling for internal stakeholders to enable them to create products in the machine learning and agricultural autonomy spaces. In this role, you will facilitate consensus on how to streamline procedures across different teams. You will gain exposure to a range of subject-matter experts and flex your collaborative muscles during this internship.

This role is ideal for a quick learner with excellent communication skills and a strong desire to help others.

• Employment Type: 3-month summer internship
• Work Location: Santa Clara, CA. Hybrid with 1-2 days in the office/week.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Responsibilities

The main job responsibilities include:

• Help establish a unified internal customer support process across multiple different platform teams by partnering in stakeholder interviews, compiling proposals based on the interviews, and socializing the proposals.
• Drive a deep understanding of stakeholders' needs in your project area, leading to a direct reduction in process friction.
• Look for overlap within existing technical documentation and consolidate, organize, update, or purge information as necessary.
• Collaborate with program management and engineering to resolve conflicts in existing documentation and to identify gaps.
• Support Robotics Fleet Management documentation, including roadmaps, delivery plans, and status reports.
• Support Spark Ops with creating a long‑term planning documentation process.
• Help improve Spark metrics analysis and reporting.

Required Experience and Skills

• Currently earning a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with a preference towards students entering their senior year.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to communicate technical points with non‑technical stakeholders (and vice versa).
• Enthusiasm about designing functional solutions to improve processes.
• Insatiable desire to learn and apply newfound knowledge to a variety of situations.
• Analytical and problem‑solving experience demonstrated through relevant coursework, research, or work experience.
• Experience translating goals into tangible action plans.
• Google Workspace proficiency.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Confluence (Atlassian tool) proficiency.
• Basic familiarity with GitHub.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Blue River offers competitive compensation for temporary positions. This role is expected to pay $30–$50 per hour (40 hrs/wk), depending on experience and duration (approximately 3‑4 months total).

We believe in a healthy work‑life balance and offer a collaborative and supportive environment. Our Santa Clara office features flexible work hours, subsidized lunches, and a team excited about solving real‑world problems with cutting‑edge technology.