Internship, Systems Integration Engineer, Body Controls (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla Motors, Inc. 42 - 59 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Sep 19, 2026

What to Expect Consider beforesubmittingan application: This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (endingapproximately May 2027or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program.

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International Students:

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Team:

The Body Controls Integration team leads the design, development, and lifecycle ownership of mechatronic systems that define how customers interact with Tesla vehicles. From doors, trunks, windows, and seats to sophisticated lighting systems, mirrors, wipers, and countless sensors and actuators, we translate high-level vehicle behaviors into integrated hardware-software solutions that deliver exceptional reliability and user experience. This is a small, passionate, fast-moving team where you own complete system functionality from concept through production.

You'llwork side by side with electrical hardware, mechanical, firmware, validation, and manufacturing teams, driving cross-functional alignment and making critical architectural decisions. Join a group of deeply knowledgeable engineers who balance hardware fundamentals, software architecture, and pragmatic engineering judgment to deliver world-class embedded systems. What You'll Do

Support system integration tasks from concept to production

Define system requirements, vehicle behaviors, and performance specifications that are measurable, testable, and manufacturable

Contribute to architectural decisions for body controls systems, evaluating communication protocols, control strategies, and hardware-software partitioning

Collaborate with electrical and mechanical hardware teams to define interfaces, instrumentation points, and validation strategies early in the design cycle

Aid in calibration and tuning of electromechanical systems to meet performance and user experience goals

Support firmware and validation teams in ensuring testability is integrated into designs

Manage stakeholder alignment across firmware, hardware, reliability, homologation, service, manufacturing, and product security teams What You'll Bring

Currently pursuing adegree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering,or a related fieldof studywith a graduation date betweenMay2027-May2028

Strong foundationin both hardware and software fundamentals with ability to bridge electrical schematics and firmware architecture

Experience with embedded communication protocols

Understanding of motor control, sensing systems, and electromechanical system behavior

Ability to read electrical schematics and use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters) for bring-up and troubleshooting

Familiarity with Embedded C to review firmware and collaborate effectively with developers on implementation details

Experience defining requirements from high-level vehicle behaviors and making them measurable and testable

Ability to design simple automation tools, test scripts, or parsers to improve bring-up and validation efficiency

Bias toward incremental progress, systematic problem-solving, and explicit risk-based decision making

Experience with safety-critical systems, functional safety concepts, or automotive validation processes, preferred

Benefits As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for: Medical plans > 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)

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

Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), 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

$42.07 - $58.89 + 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.