Internship, Compliance Test Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla Motors, Inc. 20 - 50 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Fremont Sep 25, 2026

What to Expect Consider beforesubmittingan application: This position is expected to start January 2027 and continue throughwinterterm (endingapproximately April 2027or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships.

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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 work40 hoursper week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-timeduring the academic year. 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 provide an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team's success. The Tesla Energy Compliance team is looking for a Compliance Test Engineer to support the global deployment of safety, grid interactive, grid support, and micro-grid inverters. In this role you'll be responsible for safety and grid certifications, ranging from identifying market entry requirements through design consultancy, certification, and permitting.

Location:

Fremont, CA What You'll Do

Support cross-functional hardware design programs for Industrial Energy Products (Megapack/Powerpack), coordinating across design engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, validation, and quality teams to drive projects to completion

Develop and maintain project plans and schedules, tracking milestones across design, validation, and manufacturing readiness

Support build planning and execution across prototype, pilot, and production phases by tracking part readiness, build health, and validation completion

Be analytical: collect and utilize data to present progress, trends, risks, and opportunities for programs

Help manage engineering change and configuration control as designs iterate across build phases

Run meetings, balance multiple workstreams, and drive issues to closure as a flexible and capable problem solver What You'll Bring

Pursuing a Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

Familiarity with the engineering product design cycle, from concept through validation and launch

Familiarity with system development concepts and multi-level Bill of Material structures

Experience building or using project management tools and processes to track complex work

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to work in a highly cross-functional environment

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a track record of delivering on commitments

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

$20.00 - $50.00 + 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.