Internship, Software Engineer, Torque Path & Chassis Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Software Engineer, Torque Path & Chassis Controls (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourThe Torque Path and Chassis Controls team develops and calibrates real-time software for critical vehicle dynamics systems, including traction control, vehicle stability control, braking, and propulsion. 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.
Internship, Technical Project Manager, Chassis Controls, Vehicle Software (Winter/Spring 2026) Tesla IncInternship, Technical Project Manager, Chassis Controls, Vehicle Software (Winter/Spring 2026)Palo Alto, CA$33.65–$47.12 / hourThe Chassis Controls team is looking for a Technical Project Manager Intern to plan and organize Chassis Controls proving ground testing, vehicle tracking, parts ordering, and vehicle repairs. 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.
Internship, Embedded Systems Software Engineer, AI Platforms (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Embedded Systems Software Engineer, AI Platforms (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$60 / hourOur 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. Develop and maintain Linux device drivers for AI interface hardware accelerators, camera capture, ISP (Image Signal Processors), GPU, Ethernet, UFS, and PCIE.
Internship, Systems Architecture & Integration Engineer, LV Architecture (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Systems Architecture & Integration Engineer, LV Architecture (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$55 / hourOur 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. Hands-on technical experience debugging complex subsystems involving network microprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices.
Internship, Electronic Design Engineer, Electronic Systems (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Electronic Design Engineer, Electronic Systems (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourOur 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. Start-to-finish hardware ownership: Specification, architecture, design, simulation, schematic, layout supervision, manufacturing, bringup, and validation of circuit boards.
Internship, Software Validation Engineer, Vehicle Firmware (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Software Validation Engineer, Vehicle Firmware (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourThe team is looking for highly motivated interns to support Drive Systems, Brakes, Steering, Suspension, Crash Safety, Thermal Management, HVAC, Body Controls, Lighting, Access Controls, Battery Management, Charging, Power Conversion, High and Low Voltage Power Distribution, Autonomy and Core Test Infrastructure. Interns will directly impact the continuous development of software for existing and new vehicle programs by contributing to the validation strategy and building new automated test infrastructure.
Internship, Embedded Software Engineer, Steering, Chassis Systems (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Embedded Software Engineer, Steering, Chassis Systems (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourAs a member of the Tesla steering firmware team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality embedded code that controls the steering rack and feedback actuator on steer-by-wire 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.
Summer 2027 Internship- Supply Chain Pacific FusionSummer 2027 Internship- Supply ChainFremont, California$30–$48 / hourAs a Supply Chain Intern, you will play a critical role in ensuring our materials, parts, and assemblies are accurately tracked and available to support manufacturing and engineering activities. We are rapidly designing and building a pulser-driven inertial fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input).
NewField/Office Engineer Internship - Northern California District (Summer 2027) Kiewit CorpField/Office Engineer Internship - Northern California District (Summer 2027)San Francisco, CA$21–$25 / hourWe offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off. Kiewit's Northern California District is one of Kiewit's leading infrastructure districts specializing in heavy civil projects that include earth moving, water/wastewater, transportation, roadways, and power projects.
Internship, Technical Program Manager, Cell Manufacturing (Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Technical Program Manager, Cell Manufacturing (Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourThe Technical Program Management Intern on the Cell Manufacturing Team will be a cross-functional point of contact leading manufacturing ramp and tool activity coordination, supporting new product introduction changes/trials in the production/manufacturing lines, leading the program roadmap & project list management with tight coordination with engineering team members, and jumping in to support gaps within the program. Tesla is seeking a Technical Project Management Intern on the Cell Electrode team to be part of a world-class team of engineers that are responsible for the equipment design, install, process development, and manufacturing of cell electrode at the Tesla factory in Austin, Texas.
Internship, Charging Data Modeling, Machine Learning Engineer (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Charging Data Modeling, Machine Learning Engineer (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourAbout the Team: As a member of the Charging Data Modeling team, you will develop models and algorithms that bridge the engineering, service, deployment, and operation of Tesla's charging infrastructure to enhance the customer charging experience worldwide. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Math, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Engineering) with a graduation date between May 2027 and May 2028.
Internship, Robotaxi Simulation Engineer, Systems Modeling & Optimization (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Robotaxi Simulation Engineer, Systems Modeling & Optimization (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourAbout the Team: As a member of the Systems Modeling & Optimization team, you will work on Tesla s robotaxi simulation platform, a high-fidelity model used to validate and develop fleet-management algorithms before production rollout. You will contribute to two critical areas: developing next-generation fleet orchestration algorithms and improving the simulation engine s runtime and memory performance to support larger fleets and longer scenarios.
Internship, Software Engineer, Core AI Compiler & Runtime (Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Software Engineer, Core AI Compiler & Runtime (Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$100,000–$150,000 / yearYou will design and build the compiler and runtime that power one of the most advanced and widely deployed AI platforms on Earth-running neural networks in millions of Tesla vehicles and Optimus robots. Production models directly drive priorities: every optimization you ship immediately enables more capable autonomy, more complex robot behaviors, and higher-throughput data-center inference.
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, 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, Vehicle Dynamics Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Vehicle Dynamics Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$50.06–$58.89 / hourThe 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 vehicle motion control systems (specifically, controlling brake, suspension, steering, aero, and powertrain systems). The Tesla Vehicle Motion Controls team works on design and implementation of control algorithms and software that delivers the world-class vehicle dynamics attributes Tesla vehicles are known for.
Internship, Embedded Software Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Embedded Software Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$60 / hourIn this role, you will develop scalable drivers to interface with an ASIC or bring up a new communication protocol or optimize existing drivers to improve performance or write application-level modules to achieve a specific function on a given subsystem. Come join a team of deeply knowledgeable engineers that strive to build the most robust and reliable embedded systems using cutting edge software development tools and practices.
Internship, Electric Motor Mechanical Modeling Engineer, Motor Design (Fall 2026) Tesla IncInternship, Electric Motor Mechanical Modeling Engineer, Motor Design (Fall 2026)Palo Alto, CAn \nWhat You'll Do\n\n Development of design automation applications to generate 3D and 2D stator and winding geometries\n Conversion of stator designs into CAD software through automation tools\n Innovation of novel stator winding configurations\n Building application functionality to characterize manufacturability and electromagnetic performance of stator designs\n Inter team collaboration to integrate new stator designs for vehicle programs\n Drive unit and material test design and coordination\n Design of local production tooling for prototype development\n Production tooling validation through prototype building process\n \nWhat You'll Bring\n\n Currently pursuing a degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Modeling, or a related field \n Proficient in FEM simulation fluency preferred \n Experience with FEA, ANSYS preferred \n Experience in MATLAB, VBA, or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis \n Knowledge on electric motor design and applications \n Extensive experience in application development and maintenance \n Experience in using Solidworks or similar 3D modeling tools\n Experience coding in a collaborative environment (Github)\n Strong mechanical skills, including design, manufacturing limits, mechanical linkages, design for manufacturing\n Proficient mechanical skills in design, manufacturing constraints, linkages, and design for manufacturing (DFM)\n \nCompensation and Benefits\n \nBenefits\n \nAs a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:\n\n Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction\n Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits\n Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. What to Expect\n \nConsider before submitting an application: \n \nThis position is expected to start August or September 2026 and continue through summer term (ending approximately December 2026) or continuing into Winter/Spring 2027 if available and there is an opportunity to do so.
Internship, Robotics Modeling & Simulation Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026) Tesla IncInternship, Robotics Modeling & Simulation Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026)Palo Alto, CA$20–$55 / hourWelcome to Tesla's Optimus Robotics Team, the epicenter of innovation, where we're not just designing humanoid bi-pedal robots like the Tesla Bot; we're creating a revolution in automation for repetitive tasks. Join us in this thrilling journey, where you'll find yourself at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing engineering disciplines, working collaboratively to drive the future of robotics.
Internship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026)Palo Alto, CA$20–$55 / hourOur 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. Exposure to a wide variety of test systems, production machinery and hobbyist electronics (pogo-pins, industrial sensors, PLCs, pneumatics, Raspberry Pi, microcontrollers, etc.).