Technical Program Management Intern, Manufacturing Operational Excellence

Zoox is transforming mobility with fully autonomous, electric vehicles designed from the ground up for a driverless future. Our mission is to make transportation safer, more sustainable, and accessible to everyone. At Zoox, innovation, collaboration, and a bold vision for the future drive everything we do.

Zoox’s internship program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from some of the industry’s brightest minds, and the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to real projects. We seek interns who demonstrate strong academic performance, engagement beyond the classroom, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine interest in Zoox’s mission.

This internship sits within the Manufacturing Operations Program Management team and focuses on Technical Program Management across manufacturing operations. You will work cross-functionally to improve processes, analyze data, and support operational excellence initiatives.

In this Role, You Will:
• Partner with cross-functional teams (GA, Manufacturing Execution, Quality, Logistics, Business Applications, and others) to create and optimize business processes.
• Identify process inefficiencies across MOPS and drive actions toward resolution.
• Develop data-driven tools, dashboards, and workflows to streamline operations and generate insights.
• Clean, analyze, and interpret operational data to support business cases for efficiency improvements.
• Document and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistent and effective execution.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) change management, including stakeholder coordination and communication planning.
• Perform gap analysis by mapping current-state vs. future-state processes.
• Observe production processes to identify variability and recommend standardization opportunities.
• Coordinate workshops and training sessions to roll out new processes and best practices.