Hardware Supply Chain Program Manager, Lyft
Intern, Summer 2026
Expected base pay range is $52-$56/hour
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Ride sharing company
Open for applications
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Expected base pay range is $52-$56/hour
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- This role demands a technically astute intern who possesses a strong understanding of hardware development processes and demonstrated success in managing complex projects
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering (or a comparable field) with a graduation date between December 2026 and Summer 2027 (required)
- Driving cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects iteratively, even with numerous dependencies and constraints, in dynamic settings
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively across multiple teams when faced with ambiguity and only high-level direction
- Understanding of dependency management demonstrated through experience building comprehensive project plans
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying intricate technical problems and solutions clearly to all levels, from technical experts to executive stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, negotiate, and inspire others within a matrixed environment, complemented by outstanding organizational, planning, and attention-to-detail skills
- If you are passionate about innovation, driven by impact, and have the expertise to lead intricate hardware programs, we encourage you to apply and help revolutionize urban transportation
What the job involves
- As a Hardware Supply Chain Program Manager Intern, you will assume end-to-end ownership of the lifecycle for sophisticated hardware products
- From the spark of initial conceptualization and rigorous design phases to navigating the intricacies of mass production to sustaining workstreams, you will be instrumental in bringing these impactful solutions to life
- This is a unique opportunity to shape the physical landscape of urban transportation and contribute directly to a more sustainable and efficient future
- In this highly visible role, you will serve as a central orchestrator, working in close partnership with a diverse array of talented teams
- You will collaborate extensively with engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, firmware, etc.), our global supply chain organization to ensure cost-effective and timely component sourcing and manufacturing, operations teams responsible for internal market deployment, customer success team for sale market deployment, product managers defining user needs and market opportunities, sales teams driving adoption and expansion, and finance stakeholders managing budgets and forecasting
- Your ability to effectively communicate, build consensus, and drive alignment across these diverse functions will be critical to your success
- Drive technical hardware products and initiatives from initial concept through deployment, overseeing prototyping, mass production and sustaining efforts
- Effectively articulate program strategy to leadership and engage in tactical discussions with the team
- Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Product, Finance, Internal Operations, Customer success teams to define the scope, priority, and value of impactful hardware programs to maximize organizational benefit
- Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and clear communication within hardware programs
- Participate in regular technical and program discussions with the core team, leadership, and global suppliers
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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