Careers in Cars

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in cars? 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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Do you like cars or other vehicles? You have many options to turn that interest into a career.

You can work with a car manufacturer: designing new vehicle technologies in research and development, designing the most aesthetically pleasing and functional vehicles and parts in engineering, managing the timeline in designing an entire car, or testing a car or its parts for quality. You can also look into the car accessory business.

Or you can go another route and explore alternate uses for cars beyond the traditional vehicle. Car-sharing and car renting have risen in popularity in recent years. If you’d like to ride that trend, consider working in marketing, customer service, or software development (since a lot of these companies have apps and mobile websites for use on the go).

A lot of positions in the car business require bachelor’s degrees in a related field. An interest in cars is a big plus.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Cars

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
NYC Start-up Marketing/Business Development Intern	New York, NY
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager Intern	San Francisco, CA
Office Manager	San Francisco, CA
Community & Social Media Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 15 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
Solution Architect (Open, Western US)	San Mateo, CA
Front End Architect	San Mateo, CA
Front End Developer	San Mateo, CA
Product Marketing Manager	San Francisco, CA
Sales Development Representative	Dallas, TX

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
Corporate Communications Specialist	Santa Monica, CA
Customer Support Representative	Austin, TX
Spanish Speaking Customer Service Representative	Austin, TX
Automotive Business Development Representative	Seattle, WA
Manager, Industry Solutions	United States

See all 51 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
Executive Assistant/Receptionist	Richardson, TX
Channel Sales Manager	Richardson, TX
Engineering Internship	Massachusetts
Marketing Coordinator	Massachusetts
Marketing Communications Manager	Massachusetts

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
Community Intern	San Francisco, CA
Office Manager	San Francisco, CA
Fleet Associate	Washington, DC
Business Development Associate	San Francisco, CA
Operations Coordinator	San Francisco, CA

See all 20 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
SEO/Social Media Director	Las Vegas, NV
Advertising Sales Specialist	Saginaw, MI
ASP.NET Web Development Manager	Las Vegas, NV
Advertising Sales Specialist	Florence, SC

See all 4 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 Team Truck Driver - Class A CDL	Dallas, TX
Driver - Dedicated Team Truck Driver - Ford - Class A CDL	Cleveland, OH
Driver - Dedicated Team Truck Driver - Walmart - Class A CDL	Murfreesboro, TN
Driver - Dedicated Team Truck Driver - Amazon - Class A CDL	Avenel, NJ
Driver - Dedicated Nissan Team Truck Driver - Class A CDL	Lebanon, TN

See all 985 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
Middle School Science Teacher (6-9)	Camden, NJ
Founding Teacher (K-1) (North Carolina)	Brooklyn, NY
K-5 Collaborative Team Teacher (Available 2015-2016)	New York, NY
Professor and Chair - Languages, Literatures, and Cultures	Boston, MA
CPS Teacher Pipeline: Science Teacher	Chicago, IL

See all 2,773 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
Sales Specialist-All Lines	Fargo, ND
Promotional Sales Specialist	Rockford, MI
UX Designer	Raleigh, NC
Advertising & Marketing Internship	Skippack, PA
Part Time Animal Nutrition Consultant (Pet - Retail)	Cedar Rapids, IA

See all 14,091 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
Construction Project Manager	Chicago, IL
NOC Engineer	New York, NY
2015 Summer Internship	New York, NY
Creative Strategy Intern	New York, NY
Senior Property Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 218 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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No current job openings.

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
Manager of Inventory Control & Reverse Logistics	Cleveland, OH
Auto Mechanic/Technician	Tempe, AZ
Service Advisor	Thousand Oaks, CA
High Line European Trained Technicians/Mechanics	Bellevue, WA
Vehicle Operations Intern	Mahwah, NJ

See all 158 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
Intern Software Engineer	San Bruno, CA
Marketing (Demand Generation) Intern	Carlsbad, CA
Business Development Executive – Communications Service Providers	Seattle, WA
Associate Client Advisor	Cary, NC
Restaurant Kitchen Manager	Murfreesboro, TN

See all 36,050 job postings

Uber - Uber is a San Francisco based company that provides a Web 2.0 version of a black car service, and they're hiring new grads for a few positions.

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Job Title	Location
Full Stack Developer w/ Enterprise Experience	Atlanta, GA
Head of Corporate and Business Development	San Francisco, CA
Business Development Representative	San Francisco, CA
Group Fitness Instructor (Part Time)	San Mateo, CA
Makeup artists- Hairstylists	San Francisco Bay Area, CA

See all 1,007 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
Aeroacoustics Application Engineer Intern - CA, USA	Brisbane, CA
Application Engineer/Developer INTERN - Multiphase Flow - CA, USA	Brisbane, CA
Physics Validation Engineer - INTERN - MA, USA	Brisbane, CA
Content Marketing Writer - MA, USA	Burlington, MA
Senior Functional Peoplesoft EPM Consultant-VG	Columbus, OH

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
Driver - Dedicated Nissan Team Truck Driver - Class A CDL	Lebanon, TN
Manager of Inventory Control & Reverse Logistics	Cleveland, OH
Supervisor, Fabrication	Marengo, IL
Tech 1 Mechanic	Hilliard, OH
Sales Associate	Pasco, WA

See all 1,322 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
Summer Merchandise Internship- Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Legends Hospitality- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, IN)	Indianapolis, IN
Executive Chef at Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, IN
Part Time Seasonal: Retail Sales Associate - Legends Hospitality- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, IN)	Indianapolis, IN
Part Time Seasonal: Gift Shop Set up & Retail Sales Associate - Legends Hospitality- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, IN)	Indianapolis, IN
Part Time Seasonal: Warehouse Associate - Legends Hospitality- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, IN)	Indianapolis, IN

See all 15 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.”

See the complete Dealer.com profile

Job Title	Location
Advertising Performance Associate	Burlington, VT
Media Design Intern	Burlington, VT
Customer Service Intern- starting now	Burlington, VT
Engineering Intern	Burlington, VT
Scrum Master, Web Development	Dallas, TX

See all 95 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
HR Assistant	Lenexa, KS
Regional Safety Compliance Coordinator	Seattle, WA
Transportation Supervisor	Deptford, NJ
Safety Supervisor- FreshPoint South Texas (San Antonio, TX)	San Antonio, TX
Safety Supervisor	San Antonio, TX

See all 20 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
Claims Examiner	Rockford, IL
PROCESS METALLURGIST - Metallurgical Engineer	South Bend, IN
Electrical Maintenance Intern	Reading, PA
Mechanical Maintenance Intern	Reading, PA
Buyer Chino Vanadium NM	New Mexico

See all 342 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
Senior Developer (PeopleTools/PeopleSoft, Informatica, STAT)	Washington, DC
Project Manager	Washington, DC
Administrative Assistant /Receptionist	Reston, VA
VP Business Development	Lancaster, CA
System Administrator (Security Operations Center)	Tysons Corner, VA

See all 188 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
UI Designer	Boston, MA
Client Engineer	Boston, MA
Account Manager, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
Advertising Sales Manager	Boston, MA

See all 187 job postings

CarMax - Headquartered in Richmond, VA, CarMax make car buying easier and less stressful with “No-Haggle Pricing.”

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Job Title	Location
Sales Consultant	Littleton, CO
Automotive Technician / Mechanical Associate (night-time)	Raleigh, NC
Sales Consultant (part-time)	Naples, FL
ASE Automotive Technician	Newark, DE
Automotive Technician / Mechanical Associate	Fredericksburg, VA

See all 1,124 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
Sr. Software Developer---Android (Contract)	Mountain View, CA
2015 SUMMER - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES	Raymond, OH
2015 SUMMER - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES	Raymond, OH
Product Quality Engineer	Marysville, OH
Product Quality Engineer - Denso	Marysville, OH

See all 66 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
Manager of Inventory Control & Reverse Logistics	Cleveland, OH
Transportation Intern	New York, NY
Project Manager	Union City, CA
Research Analyst- Staffing	Palo Alto, CA
Material Handler	Fremont, CA

See all 765 job postings

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