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
Product Manager Intern	San Francisco, CA
UX Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Financial Planning & Analysis Intern	San Francisco, CA
Community Liaison and Communications Intern	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA

See all 12 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, Big Data	Santa Monica, CA
Wellness Intern	Pullman, WA
Applied Mathematics Intern	Barrington, NJ
Designer	Pullman, WA

See all 166 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
Independent Sales Representative	Chicago, IL
Sales Consultant	Wheaton, MD
Data Analyst	Santa Monica, CA
Finance Manager	Chicago, IL
Automotive Business Development Representative	Newark, NJ

See all 42 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
Supply Chain Planner/ Analyst	Coopersburg, PA
Dispatcher	Coopersburg, PA
Field Technician (Marysville / Everett)	Coopersburg, PA
Field Technician (Mid-Atlantic)	Coopersburg, PA
Business Development Manager	Illinois

See all 34 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
User Acquisition Manager	San Francisco, CA
Now Hiring! Hardware Lab Technician	San Francisco, CA
Customer Happiness Manager	San Francisco, CA
Customer Happiness Agent	United States

See all 15 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
Driver - Dedicated Part-Time Truck Driver - Walmart - Class A CDL	Bedford, PA
Truck Drivers Home Weekly - Owner Operators NEW RATE	Cedar Rapids, IA
Driver - Dedicated Truck Driver - JCPenney - Class A CDL	Kearny, NJ
Driver - Dedicated Truck Driver - CHEP - Class A CDL	South River, NJ
Driver - Dedicated Truck Driver - Class A CDL	Charlotte, NC

See all 928 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
Teacher (3-4)	Brooklyn, NY
NURSE MANAGER Operating Room	Philadelphia, PA
Construction Project Manager / Healthcare	Jersey City, NJ
8-12Grade Teachers: Math, Science (Physics), Spanish, Reading	Washington, DC

See all 2,037 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
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Product Manager – Mobile / Social Games	New York, NY
Online Marketing Compliance Associate	Bellevue, WA
Director, Partner Marketing Services	Vienna, VA
Full Time Marketing Representative	Cleveland, OH

See all 12,704 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
Account Management Internship	New York, NY

See all 186 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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Job Title	Location
Pro Sports - Corporate Travel Manager	California

See all 0 job postings

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
Outside Account Manager	Los Angeles, CA
Sales People / Paid Internship - $1,000 Sign On Bonus	Lebanon, NH
Outside Sales Representative	Phoenix, AZ
Franchise Intern	Mahwah, NJ
Experienced Service Advisor - Service Writer	Lebanon, NH

See all 141 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	Orlando, FL
Marketing Internship	North Atlanta, GA
Account Executive	New York, NY

See all 33,321 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
Planner III - Environmental Review	San Francisco, CA
Presales Systems Engineer	Herndon, VA
District Loss Prevention Manager	Atlanta, GA
Aeroacoustics Application Engineer Intern - CA, USA	Brisbane, CA
Application Engineer/Developer INTERN - Complex Fluids - CA, USA	Brisbane, CA

See all 58 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
Outside Account Manager	Los Angeles, CA
Sales Associate	Pasco, WA
Tech 1 Mechanic	Hilliard, OH
Field Training Specialist	Baltimore, MD

See all 1,306 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
Suite Runners	Indianapolis, IN
Suite Attendants	Indianapolis, IN
Concessions Cashiers	Indianapolis, IN
Pulmonary-Critical Care Physician	Indiana

See all 19 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
Retail Digital Platform Specialist	Cherry Hill, NJ
Media Design Intern	Burlington, VT
Billng Intern (paid)	Burlington, VT
Data Analyst	Burlington, VT
IT Intern	Burlington, VT

See all 65 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
Safety Supervisor	Atlanta, GA
Service Manager	Lauderhill, FL
Safety Director	Dallas, TX
Non-Revenue Fleet Administrator	Arlington Heights, IL
Director of Product Management	San Diego, CA

See all 10 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
Finisher II - 2nd Shift	Gainesville, FL
Local Marketing Association Digital Advertising Campaign Strategist	Detroit, MI
Digital Advertising Analyst	Seattle, WA
Digital Advertising Analyst Bilingual Canadian French	Detroit, MI
Metallurgist II Hydromet Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Material Science Engineering or Process Engineering Safford AZ	Safford, AZ

See all 396 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
Project Management Intern (Fall) - Cars.com	Chicago, IL
HVAC Mechanic (Research Facility)	Annapolis, MD
Software Developer (Internship)	Herndon, VA
Executive Assistant	Santa Clara, CA
Market Research Analyst - Cars.com	Chicago, IL

See all 119 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 Manager	Boston, MA
CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER	Chicago, IL
Filer / Clerk -Entry Level	Chicago, IL
Marketing Associate	Washington, DC
UC, Santa Cruz--Intern	Cambridge, MA

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
Aviation Engineering Applications Administrator 1	Olathe, KS
C# /.net Web Services Software Engineer	Olathe, KS
Software Engineer - Outdoor and Wearables	Olathe, KS
Aircraft Certification Engineer	Olathe, KS
Senior Industrial Designer - Consumer Products	Olathe, KS

See all 214 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
Compliance External Audit Specialist (Relocate to Albuquerque)	Denver, CO
Manufacturing Engineer	Effingham, IL
Maintenance Manager	Kansas City, MO
Intern	Little Rock, AR
Administrative Assistant 2, Operations	Oakland, CA

See all 423 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
PISTON DESIGN ENGINEER	Raymond, OH
AUTOMOTIVE EVENT PLANNING COORDINATOR	Raymond, OH
Automotive Research Analyst	Torrance, CA
R&D CNC Machinist	Greensboro, NC
KNO-Sales Coordinator	Dublin, OH

See all 61 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
Finished Vehicle Coordinator	Fremont, CA
Service Assistant- Highland Park, IL	Highland Park, IL
Service Concierge - Watertown, MA	Watertown, MA
Inventory Control/Counter Associate	Fremont, CA
Regional Marketing Specialist - Midwest	Chicago, IL

See all 677 job postings

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