Program Administrator Intern

San Diego, California INFRASTRUCTURE Internship Posted Nov 13, 2026
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About this role

Cubic Transportation Systems is hiring a Program Administrator Intern, internship, on-site in San Diego, California, in the INFRASTRUCTURE sector.

Business Unit:

Cubic Defense

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

The Program Admin intern role is a key part of the Secure Communications (SCOM) Program Management Operations (PMO) team that directly supports SCOM Program Managers across a variety of programs contributing to effective program execution to include: timely deliveries to the customer, effective program meetings (internal/external), effective management reviews essential to meeting business commitments. This is a part-time, intern position. A successful candidate will enjoy performing daily/weekly/monthly routine tasks using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word. The individual will get exposure working with other key departments such as engineering, contracts, finance, business development and the Program and Operations Director . This is a great opportunity for early career individuals interested in exposure to a program management career or the Aerospace & Defense Industry. This position reports directly to the Program and Operations Director in SCOM.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support the Program Managers as they track, prepare, review and deliver documents to the customer
- Support the Program Managers in preparation and follow-up of program meetings, including Risk & Opportunity Management Boards, Daily & Weekly Stand-Up meetings, Action Item Tracking/Close Out
- Support program engineering leads and control account manager s(CAMs) with metric collection and reporting
- Work closely with the engineering and program management organizations to collate monthly information to support Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and other reviews for both internal and external customers
- Support the preparation of monthly program status reports (PSRs)
- Champion corporate developed policies, processes and tools
- Raise innovative ideas with potential to increase business and program efficiencies (e.g., increased use of AI tools)
- Supports internal audits as required

Minimum Job Requirements:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be able to obtain a DOD Secrete level Clearance, if required.
- Two-Year degree, or equivalent number of years in school, in business administration or management information systems.
- Proactive, go-getter with communication skills is a must
- Must have demonstrative proficiency in communications at the individual and group level and possess good presentation skills.
- Must have prior status reporting development and reporting experience.
- Intermediate computer literacy in variety of software packages, including but not limited to: MS suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Desired Skills

- SAP experience
- PMP certification, or desire to attain a PMP certification is also a plus.

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Cubic Pay Range:
$17.00 - $21.00 + benefits.
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The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Worker Type:

Employee
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We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Cubic Transportation Systems

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