Internship, Powertrain Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Powertrain Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourSome well-known systems our team has developed and shipped include One Pedal Driving, Acceleration pedal response, Full Self Driving (FSD) longitudinal controls, Regen Backfill, and Off-road Trail Assist, as well as under-the-hood algorithms including torque split, regen blending, and driveline anti-knock algorithms to efficiently and comfortably allocate driver commands to the motors. The control algorithms at Tesla are strongly physics oriented, so the role requires an individual that can apply first-principles analysis and advanced control techniques for the design and implementation of novel, industry-leading torque path and powertrain control systems (specifically, controlling motors and brakes, while respecting and enforcing power limitations, to meet various longitudinal control and comfort goals).
Internship, Motor Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Motor Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourAs an intern on the Motor Controls team, you will model, design, implement, test and benchmark the motor controls of current and future Tesla traction motor drives and low voltage drives. Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start January or February 2027 and continue through Winter/Spring term (ending approximately May 2027) or continuing into Summer 2027 if available and there is an opportunity to do so.
Internship, Video Producer, Product Knowledge, North America Sales Operations (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Video Producer, Product Knowledge, North America Sales Operations (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$19.23–$33.65 / hourWe pride ourselves on creating fun, engaging, accessible, learner-friendly content that models Tesla culture and results in employees and customers alike feeling confident in and connected to Tesla's products. Tesla's Product Knowledge team is responsible for ensuring that Tesla's global employees and customers are knowledgeable about Tesla's products and the ways in which they contribute to Tesla's mission.
Internship, Technical Program Manager, AI Workflows, Business Planning & Market Insights (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Technical Program Manager, AI Workflows, Business Planning & Market Insights (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$21.63–$37.02 / hourApply programmatic methods to process large volumes of qualitative and quantitative customer research (surveys, interviews, journey mapping) to refine ideal customer profiles (ICPs) and uncover unmet needs. Junior software development skills with proficiency in programming languages such as Python or JavaScript, and familiarity with building custom internal tools or workflow automations.
Internship, Software Engineer, Autonomy Systems Foundations (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Software Engineer, Autonomy Systems Foundations (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CADepending on needs and your interests/skills, you might work on code related to our high-frame rate Camera & Vision stack, write GPU kernels, design and implement low memory footprint image compression libraries, implement high-performance inter-process communication data buffers, improve/extend our image & raw data logging/telemetry code, or make our evaluation/replay software more stable and performant. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Internship, Commercial Charging Product Management, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Commercial Charging Product Management, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourIn this role, you will take ownership of select Commercial Charging roadmap deliverables and be responsible for discovering customer pain points, writing the Product Requirements Document and working with cross-functional teams to launch the solution. The Tesla Commercial Charging Product team is responsible for scoping and delivering the Software and Hardware roadmap for Supercharging, Commercial AC Charging and next gen charging products for the Robotaxi and Optimus Robot.
Internship, Content Integration Engineer, Vehicle Firmware (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Content Integration Engineer, Vehicle Firmware (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$36.06–$58.89 / hourBackend Experience: Python; Golang with Gin for APIs and export logic; SQL (required) - MySQL as the primary database, PostgreSQL / pgvector for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). You'll contribute to end-to-end localization workflows for Tesla's over-the-air (OTA) software updates, spanning UI strings, Release Notes, media apps, and related firmware content.
Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourAs an Intern on the Vehicle Controls team, you will design, simulate, and help implement and calibrate sophisticated algorithms to manage thermal performance of the powertrain, battery-packs, heat pump, and cabin HVAC systems in Tesla's vehicles. You will be challenged by a wide range of problems like optimal thermal controls of batteries for supercharging, process control for the Tesla heat pump, thermal management of drive systems and power electronics, and even that of occupants through climate control.
NewInternship, System Integration & Test Automation Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, System Integration & Test Automation Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourSupport hardware/firmware integration and system testing of Tesla Energy Products including high power grid-connect batteries, EV chargers and solar products. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThey will work with other engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Manufacturing Electrical Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Manufacturing Electrical Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourThe Manufacturing Engineering Intern works closely with Tesla's internal Product Design, Operations, Facilities, and Quality Engineering teams and coordinates cross-functional design activities with tool vendors to develop novel solar manufacturing equipment. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Thermal System Modeling Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Thermal System Modeling Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourAs part of the Thermal system team, you are the thermal system modeling intern that supports efforts on reaching optimal performance of vapor compression cycle that make Tesla Energy products like Megapack, Supercharger and Powerwall world class. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Solar Hardware Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Solar Hardware Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThe intern within the Electrical and Optical Design team will advance energy modeling by considering business value metrics, incorporating factors for soiling and loss modeling, validating results against large nation-wide fleet and climate data sets, and generating insights on where product improvements would create the greatest gains. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Radio Frequency Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Radio Frequency Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThis skilled and motivated individual will keep pushing this evolving industry forward by designing wireless/wired communication systems, circuits to ensure user safety, energy metering, thermal controls, relay controls for grid connection, and much more. The Energy Low Voltage Electrical Engineering and RF team designs the eyes, ears, and brains of Tesla s Vehicle & Optimus charging and residential/industrial energy storage products.
NewInternship, Electrical Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Electrical Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThe System Test Infrastructure team within Energy Systems Engineering is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineering Intern to help design and build test systems and lab electrical infrastructure for Tesla Energy product development, including energy storage, EV charging, and solar. Support specification and selection of electrical components (e.g., panels, breakers, wiring, connectors, DAQs, and instrumentation) and help maintain related documentation such as single-line diagrams, panel schedules, cable schedules, and BOMs.
NewInternship, Electronic Design Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Electronic Design Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThis skilled and motivated individual will keep pushing this evolving industry forward by designing central processing boards, wireless/wired communication systems, circuits to ensure user and equipment safety, energy metering, thermal controls, system level components including breakers, contactors, and pyrofuses, and much more. Experience working with switching power supplies and LDOs, analog sense circuits, MCU and digital circuits, communications (CAN, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS485), and high voltage circuits.
NewInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Enclosures, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Enclosures, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourTesla Energy is looking for a highly motivated engineer to perform and drive mechanical and enclosure design activities for its utility scale energy storage and supercharging products. Modeling and design of mechanical components and assemblies including sheet metal, structural metals, plastics, environmental sealing materials, fasteners, and other components.
NewInternship, Technical Program Management, People Products (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Technical Program Management, People Products (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$30–$50 / hourConfigure, test, and deploy LLM-powered features and agent tools, in partnership with IT/Engineering teams, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance, while establishing best practices for AI system usage across the People team. The role sits at the intersection of HR/Recruiting and technology, driving initiatives that deploy AI to improve processes, automate workflows, and enhance People data visibility/reliability.
NewInternship, System Controls Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, System Controls Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourAs a System Controls intern in the Controls team, you will support modelling, development, and implementation of innovative and cutting-edge estimation and control algorithms in our residential and industrial battery systems. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team.
NewInternship, Site Controller Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Site Controller Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourAs an intern on this team, you won t be on the sidelines: you ll write real code that ships, debug real systems, and deliver features that let customers power entire communities with renewable energy. Exposure to core CS concepts: concurrency or multi-threading, networking (TCP/IP, sockets), and object-oriented or systems design - through classes, projects, or self-study.