Energy - Project Engineering Internship (Spring/Summer 2024)

What To Expect
Disclaimer: This posting is for both the Spring and/or Summer terms. Please accurately state your availability when applying. The Spring Internship is expected to start around January 2024 and continue through the entire Spring term (i.e. through May 2024). The Summer Internship is expected to start around May 2024 and continue through the entire Summer term (i.e. through August 2024). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site. Please consider before submitting an application.
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 Program at Tesla
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.
Locations

Palo Alto, CA

Fremont, CA

Austin, TX

What You’ll Do
Qualified applicants may be reviewed by one or more of the following teams:
Energy | Installation Process Engineering

Tesla is currently seeking a motivated and hands on engineer who will take part in driving process standardization and improvements for the installation process of energy products. The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish ambitious projects. The candidate takes pride in their thoroughness, analytical ability, collaboration skills, and their tendency to think outside of the box. A successful applicant will have the ability to quantify ambiguous problems to drive quick, data-based decisions. This team is responsible for defining the standard process for installation of various energy products while bringing clarity to the reasons for any deviation from this standard process, as well as continuous improvement to the process with the goal of increasing our installation capacity as our product demand grows. This will involve work in the field at our installation sites, hands on time trials, creating work instructions and much collaboration with other groups such as operations, field applications, tooling, hardware design, system design, survey, warehousing, supply chain, finance, etc.

Energy | Product Program

Tesla sets the bar for what a trustworthy & resilient charging network can be. The Supercharger team ensures that Tesla continues to deliver the best possible charging customer experience through proactive engagement and growth of the global charging network.

What You’ll Bring
Pursuing a BS/MS degree in computer science or other engineering disciplines.
Energy | Installation Process Engineering

Identify opportunities for process efficiency improvement and work with supporting teams to prioritize theopportunities and execute

Plan and execute time trials to study potential areas for process improvements

Analyze and organize data to drive business decisions and clearly communicate with leadership

Create and maintain process standardization documentation

Work alongside operations and other supporting groups to ensure process changes are successfullylaunched and implemented

Help establish meaningful KPIs to track productivity metrics and use these to drive decisions

In-take and implement improvement ideas from installation crews in the field

Understand how upstream processes may impact installation process and create a feedback loop forescalating issues

Experience in quantitatively solving ambiguous problems at a systems level

Extensive detailed analysis experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives

Energy | Product Program

Understand markets, competition, and user requirements in depth.

Identify and resolve conflicts, inter-dependencies, and program issues quickly and efficiently.

Work with a cross-functional team of hardware engineers, application/UI software engineers, QA/validation, and designers.

Engineering background; software, firmware, or system testing experience preferred.

Benefits
As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:

Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

LGBTQ+ care concierge services

401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick time after 90 days of employment and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation
$20.00 - $60.00 + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
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