2025 SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

General Requirements/Information

• Interns must be current students at an accredited college or university

• Interns must be able to receive course credit for their internship with JGR through their school

• Written verification from intern’s school that they will be receiving course credit is also required

• Internship program will run generally from the beginning of June through mid-August 2024

• Select weekends will be required for certain positions to travel to NASCAR racing events

• Internships will take place at Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters in Huntersville, NC

• How to Apply:  Please send your resume to careers@joegibbsracing.com with the subject line containing the title of the position you are interested in from the list below.

• Application Deadline:  February 28, 2025

• Decisions will be made by March 28, 2025

 

1. Social/Digital Media Internship
Reports to: Director of Social/Digital Media

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability and motivation to capture, create, produce, and post content (video, written, photo, etc.)

• Major Plus: A personal or professional social media channel that shows past work will be a major plus, especially TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Instagram Reels

• Good writing abilities, solid grammar and spelling, and basic familiarity with styles of copywriting

• The desire and ability to uncover stories (both small and large) and publish them (be it in the form of social media posts, blogs, video, etc.)

• Brainstorm and ideate around team goals and priorities.
  
  Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• This position requires a team player and someone who thrives in a highly collaborative environment.

• Junior or Senior standing at 4-year accredited University or College.

• Approved Internship Program

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
  
  Benefits:

• Internship for Academic Credit
  
  Logistics:

• Job location is in Huntersville, NC; full-time

• Travel to one or two races during internship may be required

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Please note: This internship is for college or university credit only. This is NOT a paid internship.

 

2. Performance Engineering Internship

Essential Job Functions:​

• Provide driver-in-loop simulator support

• Assist with event specific simulation assessments

• Develop in-house soft tools for data analysis

• Travel to track tests to provide engineering support

• Attend department meetings, contribute to team discussions, including asking questions around planning, execution, and conclusions reached on the assigned tasks

 

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an ABET-Accredited program in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

• Junior or Senior level undergraduate status

• Cumulative 3.5/4.0 GPA, or higher

• Willing to learn, dependable, and would work well in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• Experience preferred in MS Office applications and MATLAB/Simulink.

• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a rapidly moving environment​