Careers in Automotive

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in automotive? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Automotive

RelayRides - RelayRides is a San Francisco, CA based company that connects “vehicle owners whose cars would otherwise be idle with people who need a car.”

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Job Title	Location
Financial Planning & Analysis Intern	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager Intern	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Growth Marketing & Analytics Intern	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA

See all 16 job postings

Edmunds - Edmunds is a Santa Monica, CA based company was has become “one of the most beloved and well-known automotive resources of the 21st century.”

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Job Title	Location
Client Implementation Programmer	Northfield, NJ
Software Engineer, Java	Santa Monica, CA
Principal Engineer, Distributed Systems	San Mateo, CA
Platform Engineer	San Mateo, CA
Technical Document Specialist Intern	Pullman, WA

See all 151 job postings

TrueCar - TrueCar is a Santa Monica, CA based company that offers “hassle-free car-buying experience from a nationwide network of certified dealers.”

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Job Title	Location
Sales Consultant	Wheaton, MD
Finance Manager	Chicago, IL
Senior Accountant	Santa Monica, CA
Data Analyst	Santa Monica, CA
Automotive Business Development Representative	Newark, NJ

See all 47 job postings

LoJack - LoJack is a Canton, MA based company that offers “recovery systems for cars, trucks, motorcycles, equipment, cargo, and laptops.”

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Job Title	Location
Field Technician (Marysville / Everett)	Coopersburg, PA
Supply Chain Planner/ Analyst	Coopersburg, PA
Business Development Manager	Illinois
Field Technician (Los Angeles)	Coopersburg, PA
Dispatcher	Coopersburg, PA

See all 33 job postings

Getaround - Getaround is a San Francisco, CA based company that changes the car ownership equation by offering a platform for peer-to-peer car sharing.

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Job Title	Location
Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Brand Ambassador	San Francisco, CA
User Acquisition Manager	San Francisco, CA
Fleet Associate	San Francisco, CA
Customer Happiness Agent	United States

See all 14 job postings

Wheelz - Wheelz is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers peer-to-peer car sharing/renting. It's like AirBnB for cars.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Representative	Saginaw, MI
Medical Transporter	Wickliffe, OH
Sales Representative	Florence, SC

See all 3 job postings

BUMP - BUMP wants to create “the world’s largest communication, marketing, and safety network” by connecting people online through license plate numbers.

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Job Title	Location
Family Practice Physician - (PCP - FP) Locum Tenens	Vero Beach, FL
Director of Nursing	Red Wing, MN
Internet Solutions Management	Westfield, NJ
Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) Part-time	Waterbury, CT
Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT)	Norwalk, CT

See all 775 job postings

Urban Science - Urban Science is a Detroit based company that helps auto manufactures manage dealership networks and improve marketing, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
IT Coordinator and Database/CRM Management	Philadelphia, PA
CPS Teacher Pipeline: Library Science Teacher	Chicago, IL
Teacher (3-4)	Brooklyn, NY
NURSE MANAGER Operating Room	Philadelphia, PA
Founding Program Director, Physician Assistant Program	Philadelphia, PA

See all 2,039 job postings

Internet Brands - Internet Brands is based in El Segundo, CA and they manage web properties in a variety of verticals. They're hiring for a ton of jobs right now.

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Job Title	Location
Online Marketing Compliance Associate	Bellevue, WA
Account Executive	San Francisco, CA
Talent Acquisition Manager	Chicago, IL
Technical Sales Consultant, Americas	Remote
Telemarketers / Automotive / Entry Level	Norwood, MA

See all 12,808 job postings

Crain Communications - Crain Communications is a publisher that covers all kinds of different business niches, and they have some really exciting career opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Data Scientist / Statistician	New York, NY
Paper Buyer - Boston, MA	Boston, MA
Print Production Manager (Circulars) - Boston, MA	Boston, MA
Direct Mail Production Manager - Boston, MA	Boston, MA
Tax Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 181 job postings

National Hot Rod Association - If you think that hot rods are awesome and would consider working for the NHRA, check out their Jobs page.

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Jaguar Land Rover - Jaguar doesn’t offer much information about their company or their careers on their website, but there is a bit of info on U.S. opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Sales People / Paid Internship - $1,000 Sign On Bonus	Lebanon, NH
Franchise Intern	Mahwah, NJ
Franchise Intern	Mahwah, NJ
Service Writer / Service Advisor / ASM / Assistant Service Manager	Drexel Hill, PA
Marketing Intern	Mahwah, NJ

See all 139 job postings

Better Place - If you want to be part of the transition to sustainable transportation, then it’s time to take a look at Better Place’s jobs.

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Job Title	Location
VP of Sales & Marketing Software SaaS	Atlanta, GA
Camp EdTech App Design and Programming Instructor (5th-8th) - Los Altos	Los Altos, CA
Marketing Internship	Mesa, AZ
UX Designer	New York, NY
Interactive Designer	Buffalo, NY

See all 33,468 job postings

Exa - Obviously, Exa is looking for people with very specific types of knowledge, but they do offer some opportunities that could be appropriate for a new grad.

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Job Title	Location
IT Entry Systems Administrator or Intern [Windows/Linux] System Builds / Desktop Support - MA, USA	Burlington, MA
District Loss Prevention Manager	Atlanta, GA
RETAIL - Retail Assistant Manager	El Paso, TX
RETAIL -Store Manager	El Paso, TX
Product Manager/Strategy 3-ProdDev	Redwood City, CA

See all 61 job postings

Nissan - Despite Nissan’s claim that they “have many exciting opportunities for recent undergrads,” I don’t see them posted. Here's what I was able to come up with.

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Job Title	Location
Technical Sales Consultant, Americas	Remote
Capacity Analyst	Mountain View, CA
Outside Sales Representative	Phoenix, AZ
BDC Rep	Crystal Lake, IL
Director, Network Solutions	Atlanta, GA

See all 1,318 job postings

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is just one venue, but it has to be one of the most storied sporting venues in the world, and you can work there.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Nursing	Indianapolis, IN
Case Manager (RN)	Indianapolis, IN
Security Guard	Indianapolis, IN
Family Practice Physician	Scottsburg, IN
Associate General Dentist	Indianapolis, IN

See all 10 job postings

Dealer.com - The thing that really stands out about Dealer.com is their culture. They’re aiming to be the “most sought after automotive web solutions provider in the world.”

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Job Title	Location
Customer Service Intern	Burlington, VT
Media Design Intern	Burlington, VT
IT Intern	Burlington, VT
Retail Digital Platform Specialist	Cherry Hill, NJ
IT Intern	Burlington, VT

See all 71 job postings

DriveCam - San Diego based DriveCam offers devices and services that save lives by making people safer drivers, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Service Manager	Lauderhill, FL
Safety Supervisor	Atlanta, GA
Non-Revenue Fleet Administrator	Arlington Heights, IL
Maintenance Manager (Proposed Business)	Washington, DC
Non-Revenue Fleet Administrator	Arlington Heights, IL

See all 13 job postings

Cobalt - Cobalt is an automotive marketing company used by more than two thirds of auto manufacturers and one half of dealers in the US, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Digital Marketing Solutions Sales Manager	Baltimore, MD
Research Technician	Pittsburgh, PA
Pdqa Chemist Job	Freeport, TX
Certified Marine Tech	Las Vegas, NV
Manager, Social Media Team	Seattle, WA

See all 386 job postings

Classified Ventures - Whether you're looking for a car, an apartment, or a home, Classified Ventures is going to do its best to grab your attention and show you some ads.

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Job Title	Location
Software Developer (Internship)	Herndon, VA
Digital Media Sales Representative - Jacksonville, FL - Cars.com	Jacksonville, FL
Inside Digital Media Representative - Cars.com	Chicago, IL
HVAC Mechanic (Research Facility)	Annapolis, MD
CyForce Sales/Marketing Manager	Herndon, VA

See all 136 job postings

Zipcar - Zipcar must be pretty confident about their future considering that their Jobs page shows more than 20 job openings, some of which are perfect for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Product Marketing Manager	Boston, MA
Product Manager	Boston, MA
Account Executive, Mobile Apps	Boston, MA
Advertising Sales Manager- San Fran	San Francisco, CA
CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER	Chicago, IL

See all 251 job postings

Garmin - Garmin keeps improving their navigation devices, and they rely heavily on hiring new grads for entry level jobs to help them do it.

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Job Title	Location
Avionics Manager 5 Years Experience Required	Portsmouth, NH
Fall Marketing Intern	Cambridge, MA
CDL Chauffeur	Ardsley, NY
Fall Marketing Intern	Cambridge, MA
Avionics Technician 5 Years and A&P License Req.	Portsmouth, NH

See all 213 job postings

Exponent - If you want to work for Exponent but are just finishing up undergrad, then you better start thinking about graduate school - their jobs are worth the wait.

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Job Title	Location
Intern	Little Rock, AR
Manufacturing Engineer	Effingham, IL
Administrative Assistant 2, Operations	Atlanta, GA
Intern	Little Rock, AR
Electrical Engineer	Buffalo Grove, IL

See all 433 job postings

Honda R&D - With it's U.S. headquarters in Torrance, CA, Honda is one of those car companies that is successfully investing effort into research and development.

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Job Title	Location
Automotive Research Analyst	Torrance, CA
AUTOMOTIVE EVENT PLANNING COORDINATOR	Raymond, OH
Senior Product Planner / New York	New York, NY
KNO-Sales Coordinator	Dublin, OH
IMDS Data Analyst	Marysville, OH

See all 59 job postings

Tesla Motors - Tesla Motors is a Palo Alto, CA based company that designs and builds electric cars. Many of their jobs are technical, so an engineering background is a plus!

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Job Title	Location
SF Event Planning - Fall Internship	San Francisco, CA
Loaders - Junior Military Veterans Only	Fremont, CA
Finished Vehicle Coordinator	Fremont, CA
Associate Director of Interaction Design	San Francisco, CA
Service Assistant - Paramus, NJ	Paramus, NJ

See all 690 job postings

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