Intern, Product Sustainability

Garden Grove, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 25 - 35

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.

Internship at a Glance:

Location: Immerse yourself in our innovative culture! This role requires a commitment of 4 days in-office per week at our facility in Garden Grove CA as well as full-time hours (40 hours a week).
Duration:10-11 weeks (May 26 to August 7 OR June 22 to August 28)
Relocation Support:A $1000 relocation stipend is available for interns currently residing more than 50 miles from Garden Grove CA.
Compensation:Earn an hourly rate of $25-35 USD per hour.

Job Responsibilities:

Support the development analysis communication and implementation of chassis lifecycle strategies
Cross-functional collaboration to identify opportunities in product definition and procurement
CO₂e modelling to support circularity & recyclability initiatives
Assist team in developing sustainability criteria at vehicle level
Keep abreast of technical and business trends associated with EoL EV markets and help identify pros and cons of various approaches

Required Skills:

Enrolled in Bachelors degree program or greater in any STEM field
Work authorized in the United States OR ability to obtain J-1/F-1 visa
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks effectively
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) knowledge
Understanding of cradle-to-grave product analysis
Sustainability metrics & reporting
Data analysis and management
Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with data visualization tools
Materials science basics; understanding of sustainable materials recyclability and toxicity
Experience with ESG frameworks or GHG Protocol is a plus

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender gender expression gender identity genetic information or characteristics physical or mental disability marital/domestic partner status age military/veteran status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process please email us at

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (Candidate Personal Data). This data includes contact demographic communications educational professional employment social media/website network/device recruiting system usage/interaction security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process including assessing you and your application and conducting employment background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties including individuals on our HR legal and finance teams and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbingers service providers including providers of background checks staffing services and cloud services.

Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data including to or in the United States Canada the United Kingdom and the European Union and in the cloud and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

Required Experience:

Intern

About HarbingerHarbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the...