BMW Group

Recruitment

• Support several new and ongoing recruiting department initiatives
• Provide administrative support, event planning and coordination, project management, materials design, research/analysis, process documentation, tracking, and reporting
• Conduct research and conceptualize new ideas
• Support project management and coordination of plans for related projects
• Create PowerPoint slide decks for presentations and support preparation for meetings
• Participate in project team meetings
• Provide general administrative support

Recruiting Intern, Fall 2026

Communications

• Support in media visits, community sponsored events, and other internal / external events.
• Prepare and edit news stories for internal newspaper and website.
• Assist in planning, writing and managing e-blasts, and e-newsletters, presentations.
• Create online advertisements.
• Collaborate with staff on new ideas, directions, and tools for marketing and communication.
• Update all bulletin boards around buildings on an ongoing basis.
• Assist development of marketing materials and graphic designs internally / externally.
• Assisting with community relations campaigns such as the “BMW Charity Pro-Am” golf tournament and the United Way Campaign.
• Collaborative cross-departmental projects such as: Diversity Week Campaign, The Scholars Campaign, The Supplier Diversity Conference, misc. And others assigned by manager.

Corporate Communications Intern, Fall 2026

Engineer

• Be part of the Technical Planning/Engineering team and work alongside team members in different projects and areas during this rotation.
• Support new and existing structure projects, vehicle Production processes, as well as new model industrialization.
• Concept and Development of process layouts, equipment and tooling design, and process steps.
• Participate in Design reviews of new model tooling.
• Process evaluation for overall Production output – cycle time and availability.
• Project management and supplier management.
• Working in both new launch and existing vehicle projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op, Fall 2026

Vice President

• Implements improvements and changes while successfully ensuring minimal interruption to Paint Shop operations
• Assists with continuous improvement activities throughout Paint Shop
• Organizes and develops teams to perform root cause analysis of complex technical problems within Paint Shop
• Evaluates Key Performance Indicators throughout Paint Shop
• Participates in Shop Floor Management activities to improve efficiency/ quality in Paint Shop
• Aides in data visualizations/ dashboard creation for all levels of management in Paint Shop
• Maintains Value Stream Maps for all areas in Paint
• Audits Shop Floor Management Boards and other Shop Floor Management standards
• Creates Bi-Weekly reports sent to management
• Understands and models VPS (Value added Production System) Principle
• Adheres to 5S and Safety Standards and principle
• Performs other duties as assigned by management
• New Paint Line KPI integration
• Value Stream Mapping creation for departments in Paint Shop
• Integration of BMW wide Shop Floor Management Dashboard
• New Paint Line Electronic Board Creation

Paint Shop VPS Integration Intern

Accounting Manager

• Assist with general accounting and data analysis tasks
• Prepare and deliver financial and operational reports
• Support Accounts Payable activities and monitor related processes
• Track, analyze, and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Complete Fixed Asset capitalization activities and prepare audit materials
• Perform account reconciliations as assigned
• Participate in process ‑ improvement and digitalization projects
• Measuring and reporting efficiencies from continuous ‑ improvement initiatives
• Evaluating current digital workflows and developing recommendations for optimization

Accounting Intern, Fall 2026

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Support processes for both production control and financial steering to determine improvements and automation of data gathering, reporting, and cost efficiency tracking.
• Create financial reports that will be used by management to make decisions in the planning and target setting process.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions to gather data source information and determine automation opportunities for financial and headcount data.
• Analyze financial data to look for trends, root causes, and propose measures for cost reduction.
• Support with inner-year month end activities and long-range financial planning.

Finance Intern – Paint Shop

Software Engineer

• Developing tools used for reporting and planning (excel, Apex, Power bi, or others)
• Develop a custom course, opportunity to teach this course or others
• Plan projects related to technical training equipment/processes
• Learn new technologies (Augmented Reality, new software)
• Reporting of technical trainings
• Further development of reporting tools (oracle/SharePoint)
• Maintenance of reporting systems
• Planning of future courses
• Gap analysis (qualifications)
• Data analysis (training data)
• Forecasting training needs
• Assist TCT (Training Coordination Team) as needed, new class development, planning, etc.

Digitalization Developer Intern – Maintenance Planning

Full-stack Engineer

• Software development for the battery plant Unreal Engine 5 project
• Gameplay mechanic development
• VR/AR development
• 3D data pipeline development
• Department dashboard support
• Database development/support
• Other innovation projects decided by management
• Develops and implements software solutions using Unreal Engine 5
• Participates in cross-functional project teams to support software development
• Assists in the creation and maintenance of user and support documentation
• Provides technical support for resolving issues related to Unreal Engine 5
• Develops and optimizes algorithms and systems for automatic control and data management
• Supports department targets and goals for project completion
• Adheres to coding standards and best practices
• Performs other duties as assigned by management

Software Developer Intern

Business Analyst

• Technical/functional development and support of IT applications with a concentration in graphic design for Confluence and JIRA web pages.
• Project Management Support for project planning, and coordination.
• Implementation of small business requests including request management, documentation, evaluating options, system development, and operational support.
• Help identify, design, and implement internal process improvements (agile/lean).
• Creating presentations and communication documents using Corporate Identity standards.
• Provide support for projects encompassing one or more areas.
• Implementation of small business requests.
• Perform tasks related to the agile transformation roadmap.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Business Analyst Co-Op, Fall 2026

• Work with Data Scientists and Data Engineers for implementation of use cases for Big Data Cluster.
• Assist in assembling large complex data sets to meet functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements.
• Build infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data.
• Build analytics tools that provide actionable insights into business performance metrics.
• Work with data and analytics experts for greater functionality in data systems.
• Communicate with team members using tools like Outlook and Jira.

Software Engineer Coop, AI/Data

• Support of Controlling Department in Analysis, Reporting, and Steering
• Exposure to Financial reporting, Analysis and Steering
• Supports Controlling group with requisition steering, creation of reports and presentations to ensure financial transparency and decision making
• Analyses technology costs to support controlling group
• Support regular financial reporting
• Support Controlling of Plant Spartanburg Departments and Technologies
• Support regular forecast reporting
• Monthly Controlling
• Performs other duties as assigned by management

Financial Controlling Intern

Systems Engineer

• Support in the geometrical, functional, and buildability validation of current and future BMW vehicles.
• Grow knowledge and hands-on skills with vehicles through function and quality validation and testing.
• Learn the value and role of customer relevancy topics and gain an understanding of targets, the process partner network, and the role of the vehicle validation department in the production of BMW vehicles.
• Support specialists with root cause analysis (RCA) and solution development.
• Independently complete analysis and quantitative/subjective evaluations.
• Assist in launching new Plant Spartanburg vehicles and optimizing integration processes.
• Gain in-depth knowledge and experience in new vehicle development and validation.
• Implement the problem-solving process for vehicle defects to improve overall quality.

Vehicle System Integration and Validation Co-Op

Infrastructure Engineer

• Perform setup and maintenance of IT infrastructure with guidance from senior engineers.
• Integrate multi‑vendor solutions using a vendor‑agnostic design approach.
• Monitor capacity and prepare scalability forecasts and recommendations.
• Ensure system availability, redundancy, backups, and recoverability through proactive operational processes.
• Collaborate on complex technical projects within a large enterprise IT environment.
• Support long‑term planning and lifecycle requirements for infrastructure systems.
• Document system designs, configurations, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Take action based on service metrics and operational reports to ensure stability and security.
• Participate in infrastructure lifecycle management to minimize operational risk and ensure continuity.
• Work collaboratively within BMW’s global infrastructure network.
• Ensure adherence to BMW Group strategy across technical decisions.
• Maintain technical security architecture, platform availability, performance, and maintenance routines.
• Provide technical direction to contractors, service providers, and internal partners.
• Support ITIL processes such as change, incident, and configuration management.
• Present infrastructure topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Negotiate project scope, schedule, and budget with stakeholders.
• Develop and analyze reports to ensure SLAs are met and operational processes are consistently followed.
• Recommend and support quality‑improvement initiatives and stay informed of emerging trends and innovations.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Passion for IT technologies and innovative digital solutions.
• Experience with Azure AD and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with agile tools and methods.
• Strong communication, teamwork, planning, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Self‑motivated, structured, and results‑oriented.
• Strong vendor, interface, and process‑management skills.
• Foundational knowledge of cloud architecture, network operations, databases, programming, data analytics, enterprise IT, and/or end‑user device deployments.

IT Infrastructure Engineer Specialist Co-Op, Fall 2026

Project Manager

• Support the daily activities for the BMW real estate development and construction building project planning and execution
• Support large, medium, and small construction projects
• Utilize and support transformations with current systems, process improvement initiatives, ongoing processes and systems, and workflows
• Support the BMW Project Manager in execution of project objectives
• Develop familiarity with BMW project management systems and tools
• Support onsite construction projects and recognize acceptable conditions
• Assist department improvement initiatives and enabler projects
• Validate and confirm data and quality accuracy for construction project landscape
• Support project managers and specialists in daily tasks
• Steer collaborative partners
• Support management and the project team with meetings including organization, meeting minutes, meeting notes, compliance documents, and so on.

Construction Building Project Management Intern, Fall 2026

Designer

• You will support the market analysis of generative design tools and evaluate existing design tools and algorithms with respect to their applicability in the power electronics domain.
• You will contribute to the further development of a generative design approach by developing novel algorithms that address the specific needs of the automotive sector.
• In addition, you will help design a workflow that combines data generation with AI metamodels and Physical-AI models.
• You will assist with multidimensional optimization that includes cost reduction, efficiency improvement, weight reduction, and the integration of advanced manufacturing technologies.
• You will also support the integration of AI-driven optimization methods, accelerated multiphysics simulations, and automated analysis pipelines based on Physical-AI technologies.