Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start May 2025 and continue through the entire Summer term (i.e. through August/September 2025) or into Fall 2025 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most internships.

International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. 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. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Location: Palo Alto, CA

About the Team

We are seeking someone who is hardworking and passionate about solving the climate problem. In parallel, you must show evidence of sustained excellence in being an effective leader who brings creativity and drive to complex hardware and software product problems. In this role you’ll be expected to leverage your thorough mechanical, electrical, and software engineering understanding, as well as knowledge of the global residential energy storage market to scope hardware products and software features across our products lines, helping guide business and engineering decisions. This role requires coordination between many different groups internal and external to Tesla, collaborating across teams such as hardware, software and compliance engineering, sales, business development, policy, and field operations to ensure the successful development and sustained improvement of our products.