Internship, Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering (Winter/Spring 2024)

Disclaimer: This position is expected to start around January 2024 and continue through the entire Winter/Spring term (i.e., through April/May) or into early Summer 2024 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most internships. Please consider before applying.

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

Internship Program 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 where 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 giving them projects that are critical to their team’s success.

About the Team

The Quality Engineering Team members are expected to have the skills to analyze data and surface takeaways and communicate recommendations to leaders at all levels in the company. Through the intern program, we are looking to find the next wave of talent to drive these efforts.

This position you will work as a member of Tesla’s Quality Team. The primary objective of this role is to support the production of high-quality products through the continual improvement of process and product quality and the systems that surround them. The successful candidate for this position must be a problem-solver at their core, have a strong quality & customer-focused mindset, and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless, continual improvement, personally and professionally.

• Quality Interns will be responsible for providing on time support to our internal or external customers on Quality Improvement opportunities, including:
• Contain defective products through ownership of problem definition (8D’s), Root Cause Analysis (RCA’s), leading dispositions, and resolution effectiveness tracking.
• Identifying continuous improvement opportunities and implementing best practices
• Ensure standards and specification by championing product/process Control Plans, Inspection Standards, quality and testing plans and instructions, Visual Work Instructions, and Technical Specifications
• Monitoring our manufacturing processes
• Working cross functionally with various teams to achieve quality standards Detect non-conformances through use and standardization of SPC systems, and Change Control management
• Capture and document root cause analysis
• Prevent failed customer satisfaction and durability by coordinating Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA’s), product design specifications and tolerances reviews, past problem history, and supplier development
• Performing design engineering analysis and reviewing engineering documentation
• Creating and monitoring quality data systems
• Reviews, develops, and implements revised/new processes using Six Sigma/Lean manufacturing

• Prior internship experience in a manufacturing setting preferred
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
• Strong verbal / written communication and computer skills
• Evidence of bringing assignments to a successful completion
• Ability to multi task effectively within a team environment in managing priorities.
• Currently pursuing an academic degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or other related discipline.