Creative Technologist Internship (Spring 2024)

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

Internship Programs at Tesla

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions that they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows for the intern to experience life at Tesla by given them projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Locations

• Hawthorne, CA

About the Team

The Tesla Design team is responsible for the user interface of all vehicles, energy products, and apps. As a Creative Technologist Intern, you will research, design, innovate, and prototype new user experiences across Tesla’s product portfolio. Candidates should have exceptional design and development skills, a great sense of aesthetics, and a passion for exploring emerging technologies. You will be responsible for developing high fidelity prototypes to test design ideas and influence software and hardware decisions of upcoming features and vehicle programs.

The future of cars and sustainable energy can be whatever we want it to be. We are looking for someone to help us shape that future - someone with passion, dedication, and the drive to make Tesla’s products of today and tomorrow great.

• Create and make decisions that implement a design language consistent throughout the Tesla UI platform (in-car, mobile, etc.).
• Strategically imagine, conceive of, manage, and drive UI design projects from concept to implementation.
• Apply knowledge of UI design and software engineering to develop high fidelity prototypes of new user interfaces and interaction models.
• Act as liaison to provide feedback and ensure design integrity of projects between designers and software engineers.

• A great portfolio showing your work is a huge plus.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks, such as JavaScript/HTML/CSS, WebGL (Three.JS), React, Svelte.
• Deep experience in interaction prototyping for different form factors and interfaces.
• Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience working with 3D Game Engines such as Unity, Unreal Engine or Godot a plus.
• Experience interfacing software with hardware prototyping platforms such as Arduino a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.