Business and Administrative Intern - Financial Analyst, Product Development

Rivian Automotive; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian Automotive seeks a Finance Analyst Intern for Summer 2027, sitting at the intersection of business, technology, and operations. You will partner with Engineering and Supply Chain to bridge vehicle details with bottom-line performance, developing financial models beyond standard spreadsheets.

Eligibility requires being an undergraduate or graduate student with an expected graduation between December 2027 and May 2028. No visa sponsorship is provided.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in aBachelor’s program in Finance, Business, or related field with an eligible graduation window.
• Strong Excel skills for financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Interest in engineering lifecycles and manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering and Supply Chain to track BOM changes, costs, inventory drivers, and manufacturing trade-offs.
• Build dynamic financial models to forecast COGS and unit economics.
• Interpret financial statements to highlight cost drivers and operational trends.
• Support feasibility studies and ROI analyses for hardware features or supplier decisions.
• Translate technical data into clear financial narratives for leadership.
• Contribute to investment analyses for Rivian's technology roadmap.

Skills

Excel for financial modeling

Strong curiosity about engineering lif

Education

Bachelor’s degree enrollment in Finance/Business or related field

Job description

About Rivian

Rivianis 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

No Visa Sponsorship We are seeking a Finance Analyst Intern for Summer 2027 to sit at the intersection of business, technology, and operations. You will go beyond standard spreadsheets to partner directly with our Engineering and Supply Chain teams, bridging technical vehicle details with bottom-line business performance. This role is designed for someone who has a solid foundation in finance but is fascinated by how things are built, sourced, and scaled.

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 May 2028. 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.

Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner seamlessly across Engineering and Supply Chain functions to track bill of materials changes, component costs, inventory drivers, and manufacturing trade-offs.
• Evaluate product margins, cost structures, and profitability while building dynamic financial models to forecast cost of goods sold and unit economics.
• Interpret and analyze primary financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets, to highlight cost drivers, variance, and operational trends.
• Support feasibility studies and return on investment analyses for new hardware features, engineering changes, or supplier sourcing decisions.
• Translate complex technical and operational data into clear financial narratives and presentations for leadership.
• Support investment analysis and financial business cases for Rivian's future technology roadmap

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program in Finance, Business, or a related field, with an anticipated graduation date between Winter 2027 and Spring 2028.
• A strong academic background, minor, or deep personal interest in an engineering discipline, such as industrial, mechanical, or systems engineering.
• Solid baseline fundamentals in finance, including the demonstrated ability to read and interpret financial statements and accurately calculate profit margins.
• A high level of curiosity about physical products and a strong desire to understand the operational and engineering lifecycles within a complex manufacturing environment.
• High proficiency in Excel for financial modeling, along with a knack for translating technical engineering concepts into clear business metrics.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where first-principles thinking is highly valued.

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Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is $25.00-51.00/HR for Palo Alto 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.

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.

You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee).

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy and Technology

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.

AI does not make hiring decisions: Qualified candidate applications are reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

Participation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. Your current application remains active and will not be affected in any way.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.