Internship, Sensor Hardware Design Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026) Tesla IncInternship, Sensor Hardware Design Engineer, Optimus (Fall 2026)Palo Alto, CA$20–$55 / hourAs a Sensor Hardware Engineerng Intern for Tesla Bot, you will be take part in the overall performance of the sensing system and its features at any point in the product life cycle, serve as the owner of a given sensing system to address any issues discovered from development through deployment, understand and debug hardware and software interactions from prototyping through product launch, and manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously. Work with the supply chain team to ensure components will meet performance, cost & manufacturing requirements, support early sensor prototype development to de-risk new technologies and generate/execute the test plan that includes milestones that focus on de-risking product and/or feature deployment and align with the program timeline.
Internship, Software Engineer, AI Data Infrastructure (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Software Engineer, AI Data Infrastructure (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CAThe Telemetry team is responsible for the full lifecycle of this data: from specifying interesting events for data collection, to efficiently recording as much relevant data as possible on our embedded autopilot computer, to processing the data in the cloud. This allows us to gather data from our fleet of millions of vehicles around the world to feed the training of our Neural Networks, providing Tesla with a significant competitive advantage in the race to full autonomy.
Internship, Instructional Designer, Collision (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Instructional Designer, Collision (Winter/Spring 2027)Fremont, CA$19.23–$26.92 / hourConsider 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. Design and develop engaging, effective instructor-led and eLearning courses that align with project plans, adult learning theories, and style guides.
Internship, Fullstack Engineer, AI Tooling (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Fullstack Engineer, AI Tooling (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CAAutopilot AI Team: As a member of the Autopilot AI Tooling team you will design and implement a diverse set of tools that power our machine learning workflows and Humanoid Robot. 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
NewInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Residential Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Residential Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourThe team includes engineering expertise from project design to power systems analyses, project managers and construction estimators, data analysts and data infrastructure engineers, and product engineers with a variety of electrical and mechanical engineering backgrounds. 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, Embedded System Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Embedded System Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)Palo Alto, CA$20–$50 / hourWe are looking for highly motivated and talented engineers with expertise in embedded systems integration, regression testing and a strong drive to dive deep into embedded Linux platforms. You will drive integration and regression testing of embedded Linux hardware,working on embedded peripherals and building scalable test infrastructure to support our growing product lines.
NewInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Autonomous Charging, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla IncInternship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Autonomous Charging, Energy 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. You ll collaborate closely with vehicle engineering, powertrain, supercharger, and autopilot teams, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to a cohesive, cross-functional product.