Infrastructure Operations Program Management Intern

Quick Facts

• Role: Program Manager, Infrastructure Operations Intern (Summer 2027)
• Team: Infrastructure Operations within Fleet Operations
• Internship length: 12 weeks (full-time)
• Location: Relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area, California

Description

Support the critical infrastructure that keeps an autonomous robotaxi fleet charged, serviced, and operating seamlessly. Bridge operations, facilities, and engineering to address infrastructure readiness challenges across multiple depot sites and vehicle platforms.

Responsibilities

• Improve Vehicle-to-Storage Ratios: Investigate and prototype a flex-capacity parking program by surveying partner APIs for overflow-space booking, scoping commercial/retail partners for overnight capacity, and aligning access controls with security and legal requirements.
• Assess Multi-Platform Depot Readiness: Map charging, service-bay, and diagnostic requirements across vehicle platforms (VH6, VH6+, VH6W, VH7, VT1, VL3) against national site capacity to produce site-by-site gap analyses.
• Build Adverse-Weather RTB Plans: Design infrastructure planning for severe weather and contingency recalls; prototype tools (e.g., an Overwatch-integrated dashboard) to monitor safe-parking capacity in real time during mass RTB events.
• Future-Proof Depot Infrastructure: Evaluate corrosion-resistant cabling standards, assess alternate charging connectors (e.g., NACS), scope automated vehicle inspection system integrations, and contribute to the long-term site build roadmap.

Requirements

• Currently working towards an MBA, Master’s in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering Management, or related field
• Good academic standing and enrolled at an accredited college or university throughout the internship
• Expected graduation date between Fall 2027 and Summer 2028
• Able to commit to a full-time, 12-week internship
• Ability to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area, California, for the duration of the internship
• Interns may not use proprietary information for thesis or publication outside of Zoox

Benefits

• Monthly salary range: $5,500 to $9,500 (varies by geographic location and level of education)
• Additional benefits may include medical insurance and a housing stipend (relocation assistance offered based on eligibility)