Internship, Firmware Engineer, New Programs Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Firmware Engineer, New Programs Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourThe New Programs Engineering team works at the front end of the design and development cycle by studying, simulating, building, and proving successful Tesla's future vehicle concepts. As a Firmware Engineer Intern on the New Programs Engineering team, you will be responsible for developing new technologies and prototyping various concepts for new vehicle designs and features.
Internship, Abuse Testing & Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Abuse Testing & Engineering (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. Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available).
Internship, Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourFurthermore, the intern will support layout and space readiness initiatives for existing line optimization and new line installations, including design, and merging new lines and products into existing operations. This internship presents a unique opportunity to contribute to a world-class manufacturing facility, working in a demanding and fast-paced environment to improve critical subsystems of an exciting product.
Internship, Reliability Engineer, Cell Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Reliability Engineer, Cell Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourProficiency in statistical modeling and scripting, knowledge of Design of Experiments, DFMEA and Design for Reliability, experience collaborating with design, manufacturing, and testing teams, proficiency in data analysis. Our team develops and performs cutting edge and industry leading qualification techniques of battery cells that influence the future direction of Tesla products.
Internship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourMechanical Design Engineering (MDE) interns will work on all aspects of the mechanical design process, including design, analysis, prototyping, and validation of components and systems for Tesla vehicles. Proven interest in mechanical design engineering through extracurricular activities, academic projects, passion projects, or equivalent experiences (proven automotive or sustainability interest is a plus).
Internship, Battery Materials, Battery Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Battery Materials, Battery Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourWith continued evolution of battery design, there is a need for improved battery materials for encapsulation, thermal and electrical insulation, structural support, and related adhesives to bond, assemble, and protect the battery cells. 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, Powertrain & Energy Products, Manufacturing Engineering (Winter/Fall 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Powertrain & Energy Products, Manufacturing Engineering (Winter/Fall 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourYou will work closely with Tesla's internal Product Design, Operations, Facilities, Production and Quality Engineering teams and coordinates cross-functional design activities with tool vendors to develop new Drive Unit, Power Electronics, Charging, or Battery 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.
Internship, Safety Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Safety Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourThe team is small and specialized, and the ideal candidate is driven with a passion to learn, takes on challenges independently, and has strong ethical decision making who will make decision that put the customer first, helping produce the safest vehicles in the world. The role tasks change based on the needs of the team but will be heavily focused on mechanical design and CAD work with additional support required for testing, R&D projects, hands-on prototyping projects, and electro-mechanical system integration tasks.
Internship, Automotive Photographer & Retoucher, Design Studio (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Automotive Photographer & Retoucher, Design Studio (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourThe ideal intern is someone with a real photographic eye-taste, composition, light, and judgment on set-whose deepest craft passion and strongest technical depth is digital retouching. Photograph Tesla vehicles and products (e.g., Solar Roof, solar panels, merchandise, vehicle accessories, lifestyle) in studio and on location as needed.
Internship, Hardware Validation Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Hardware Validation Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourOur work spans real-world testing, failure analysis, data-driven validation, and the development of next-generation test methodologies - all to ensure Optimus can perform reliably in complex, unpredictable environments. We're a dynamic, fast-paced team of engineers and technicians dedicated to ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of every subsystem in Tesla's Optimus robot - from individual actuators to full system integration.
Internship, Electrical Test Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Electrical Test Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourWe are a diverse, enthusiastic, and growing team of multi-disciplined engineers that further Tesla s mission of accelerating the world s transition to sustainable energy by demonstrating the functionality, performance, and durability of new hardware designs. 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, Test Equipment Mechanical Design Engineer, Cell Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Test Equipment Mechanical Design Engineer, Cell Engineering (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. Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available).
Internship, Mechanical Test Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Test Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourWe are a diverse, enthusiastic, and growing team of multi-disciplined engineers that further Tesla s mission of accelerating the world s transition to sustainable energy by demonstrating the functionality, performance, and durability of new hardware designs. Design and build custom test equipment using components such as linear actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric), motors, pumps, and general system design to make validation efficient, modular, and repeatable.
Internship, Thermal Design Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Thermal Design Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourAbout the team: The AI Electronics Product Design team is responsible for thermal management of various components across Tesla platforms including Vehicles and Data Centers. 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, Equipment or Process Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Equipment or Process Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$27.76–$43.75 / hourYour application for the Equipment Engineer or Process Engineer Internships will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below: Manufacturing Equipment Engineer: The Manufacturing Equipment Engineer Intern is primarily responsible for the design of equipment, maintenance procedures, tooling retrofits, performance improvements, and deployment of new processes/equipment. Define and oversee Factory and Site Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT) of manufacturing equipment; develop knowledge of automation systems, robotics, PLCs, and data collection; work with vendors to resolve failures, implement equipment modifications, establish preventive maintenance schedules, and train technicians/operators.
Internship, Audio & Sensor Software Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Audio & Sensor Software Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (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. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Internship, Launch Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Launch Engineer, Manufacturing (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$20–$50 / hourIntern will coordinate and execute production line trials and critical validation builds, as well as manage cross-functional production launch activities, support pre-production builds and launch activities. The intern will collaborate with safety, design, product excellence, change control, manufacturing, production operations and service departments to ensure the completion of actionable items and successful implementation of new product design changes.
Internship, Machine Learning Engineer, Factory Software (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Machine Learning Engineer, Factory Software (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$40–$56 / hourModel development related: Responsible for data preprocessing for machine vision project classification, object recognition, image segmentation models, etc., as well as model training, iteration, and retraining, as well as model accuracy improvement, model search and other model-related tasks. Machine learning engineers can develop novel algorithms, build and clean datasets, train models, integrate models into the codebase, and perform continuous automated monitoring to ensure long-term success.
Internship, Test Engineer, Self-Driving (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Test Engineer, Self-Driving (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$32.93–$46.11 / hourVehicle-level tests enable the identification of critical safety & performance issues, ultimately opening the door for optimized design iterations and an enhanced driver/passenger experience altogether - this Test Engineer, Self-Driving internship position will play a role in actualizing this reality. Analyze issues found during testing, partnering closely with developers on the Tesla AI and Vehicle Firmware teams to formulate judgement criteria, implement resolutions, and validate software changes.
Manager, Internship Recruiting Tesla IncManager, Internship RecruitingPalo Alto, CA$100,000–$264,000 / yearAlong 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. Tesla is looking for an experienced Recruiting Manager, focusing on the Internship Recruiting support for our Vehicle and Autopilot Software teams.