Powertrain Mechanical Engineer, Battery (Intern Summer 2027)
San Carlos, CAInternship$23–33.25/hrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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Joby Aviation seeks a summer 2027 intern to design, build, and test electric powertrain components and assemblies. The intern will run tests, support hardware builds, and take ownership with guidance in an engineering-focused environment. The role is based in San Carlos, California, and requires pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a listed engineering or computer science field, with junior-year standing or above for undergraduates.
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Powertrain Mechanical Engineer, Battery (Intern Summer 2027)
Job Locations US-CA-San Carlos
ID 2026-5493 Category Engineering - Aircraft Design, Systems & Testing Type Intern
Company Overview Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft with the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.
Overview Joby Aviation is seeking an intern to help design, build and test the most advanced electric powertrain in the industry. The person will design parts and assemblies, run tests to better understand our designs, and provide hands-on support to hardware builds. We expect our interns to take on a lot of ownership but will provide support and guidance to allow them to grow and be successful in a fast-paced, engineering-focused environment.
Responsibilities
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Design components, systems, and test/assembly equipment
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Perform analysis (models/simulation) to support design decisions
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Plan/execute tests to support design decisions
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Work with external vendors and internal manufacturing/fabrication teams to build hardware
Required
- Pursuing B.S./M.S. in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science
- Heading into junior or senior year of undergraduate degree or above
- Available Summer 2027
- Excellent communication skills – able to communicate complicated technical matters efficiently
- Strong analytical background – uses first principles to direct design
- Experience with hands-on design, prototyping, and testing
- Proficiency with CAD (Computer Aided Design)
- Able to use sketching (or other rapid means) to communicate designs effectively
- Passion for elegant design and engineering
Desired
- Experience with Dassault Systems CAD, specifically using Generative Shape Design, Part Design, and Assembly Design
- Experience with finite element tools (Abaqus)
- Experience with electric powertrains via Solar Car, Formula Electric, or similar projects
Additional Information Relocation Assistance: This position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
The pay range for undergraduate interns, which includes freshman to senior level students, is $23 - 33.25/hr. The pay range for graduate interns with a Bachelor, Master, and/or Ph.D. degree is $6,050 - $8,200/month. Individual pay is determined by internship role, department, experience, job-related skills, and level of education.
Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,725 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23–33.25/hr
- California median$30–35/hr48 hourly ranges
- US median$25–32/hr278 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28.13/hr, is 13% below the California median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineering hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 275 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in California and 1,725 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril13 open
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- Experience
- Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (964 postings).
- Education
- 761 of the 1,725 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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