Rivian is 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. 

Internship Term: Winter Co-op 2026 (January - August 2026)

Rivian internships & co-ops are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the entire internship or co-op term. If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full-time positions at Rivian.com/careers. Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. 

Rivian’s Co-Op program offers a 7-month experience for students seeking an opportunity to influence and transform the next generation of Electric Vehicles. This job posting is for our Winter Cohort, employment dates: January – August 2026.

You will champion and deliver user experience design across Rivian’s future-forward digital offerings. You will focus on the customer mobile app, the vehicle interface, and how they work together seamlessly. This role centers on designing and delivering intuitive, thorough, and delightful interactions. Other work areas include digital keys, remote mobile controls of the vehicle, and a mix of digital features that live across the vehicle and the mobile experience and must be tightly coordinated between the two user touchpoints. Working onsite at the Palo Alto Digital Studio offices, you will collaborate with design, engineering, product, and hardware teams to distill experience goals into concrete requirements. Candidates strongly preferred with experience in shipping complex mobile apps, ideally automotive companion apps or a similar controls app for an electronic product.

• Contribute to UX/UI design for phone key features, including pairing, integrations with smartphone operating systems, vehicle access, connectivity management, and remote controls.
• Specialize in experiences or features that require a major mobile app component.
• Become an expert on the Rivian mobile app framework and design system, and act as a resource for the larger team in translating cross-functional experiences into clean, reliable iOS/Android solutions.
• Be aware of design constraints and considerations unique to iOS and Android and how to design solutions for those scenarios.
• Translate desired experiences into clear, actionable requirements.
• Collaborate deeply with product managers and engineering partners.
• Stay aware of trends within industry UI/UX and feature offerings as needed to ensure designs are unique and pushing the envelope in the industry.

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors or masters degree at an accredited university.
• Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Interaction Design, Human Factors, Product Design, or related discipline.
• Experience delivering end-to-end digital design and a portfolio that highlights solutions relating to those requirements.
• Proficiency with digital UX design and prototyping tools. (Figma, ProtoPie, or similar)
• Ability to collaborate with user research.
• Collaborative mindset—easily partners with product, engineering, and design teams spanning hardware, embedded software, and cloud environments.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities, able to articulate complex hardware/software UX strategies.
• Portfolio link required (with credentials for review).

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships : The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law.

Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

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  candidateaccommodations@rivian.com .

Candidate Data Privacy

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. 

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