Professional Engineering Trainee, PEAK Program (Fall 2026)

The PEAK (Professional Engineering Accelerated Knowledge) Program provides early career engineers with the opportunity to develop their engineering skills in a challenging, fast-paced, and impactful manufacturing or construction engineering role onsite at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada. Throughout the program, you will develop either process, quality, construction, or equipment engineering skills to optimize & sustain either our highly advanced manufacturing equipment or our manufacturing facilities. You will embark on a transformative journey to make a real difference and elevate your engineering abilities.

Structure of the PEAK Program: The 6-month program will consist of the following components: Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Online Training (OLT), On-the-Job Training (OJT), skilled-trades and engineering projects.  The training curriculum is based upon being a Quality Engineer, Process Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Construction Engineer, or Equipment Engineer on our Battery, Quality, Semi, Powerwall, Facility, or Production Control Engineering teams.

The PEAK program does not align you with a specialized occupation since you will be in a training program. Due to this, you will not be eligible for the H1B lottery, while you are in the program. If your university is aligned, you may be eligible to utilize your OPT during this year program.

• Learn Engineering Principles: Analyze and refine production processes to ensure safety while maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in cost effective means while driving to achieve quality levels aligned with Six Sigma (6) principles, development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure product will meet expectations of our target customer
• Support development of manufacturing equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA
• Support Facilities & Construction Engineering teams, through design, procurement, and material flow projects
• Collaborate with the skilled trades team on a 2-month shift rotation, followed by 4 months with the engineering team, to manage and facilitate the root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) system. This includes tracking and validating issues, supporting root cause analysis, and leading problem-solving activities such as brainstorming sessions, lean methodology application, hypothesis testing, and design of experiments (DOE)
• Master Mechatronics: Troubleshoot and optimize Tesla's world-class manufacturing equipment through a variety of hands-on learning surrounding automation, including but not limited to Robotics, PLC, and Mechatronics labs
• Execute Engineering Projects: Using advanced project management and statistical techniques taught in this program, you will bring significant impact to your engineering team and present your results to factory leadership
• Include resume with graduation year for fulltime availability (Must be available to start work onsite at Gigafactory Nevada in August 2026)
• Letter of recommendation from a mentor, professor, manager, or equivalent (Please include this letter with your resume, as application will only allow you to upload one document)
• Three examples of exceptional engineering ability from university projects, internships, work experience, hobbyist experience, or equivalent (Application will have a section for you to include this)
• Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Previous internship, academic or hobbyist experience in mechatronics, manufacturing, construction, and/or industrial automation projects
• Ability to work onsite at Gigafactory Nevada in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment, ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain, which may include nights or weekends
• Required to work a shift-tied schedule during the first 2 months, including weekends and 12-hour shifts

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program