Internship, Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla Motors, Inc. 20 - 50 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Sep 15, 2026

What to Expect Consider beforesubmittingan application: This position is expected to start January 2027 and continue through the entire Winter/Spring term (i.e through April/May 2026) or into Summer 2027 ifavailable. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks,full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site,for most internships.

International Students:

If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your schoolbeforeapplying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. 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. The Field Quality team's mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues.

The role is responsible for products such as Powerwall, Megapack and Supercharger and works cross functionally with other engineering and service teams. We are seeking a multi-faceted engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting products. To be effective, the Field Quality engineer will need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of our Energy Products and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture. They will work with other engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products.

Location:

Palo Alto, CA What You'll Do

Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues. Prioritize based on severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure mode

Triage emerging trends and use engineering first principals to come up with failure hypothesis

Coordinate with field service teams to expedite return of defective hardware for analysis

Perform deep-dive data analysis to support root cause investigations

Coordinate efforts with the Failure Analysis team to identify root causes of problems

Collaborate with engineering, factory quality and suppliers to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production and design

Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive action What You'll Bring

Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering or a related field

Prior applicable experience desired; preferably in Failure Analysis, Product Engineering, Quality or Service in consumer electronics or automotive

The successful candidate for this position must have a broad engineering background with the ability to work with design engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside

Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data

Programming Languages & Tools:

SQL, Python, Jupyterhub, Minitab, Tableau, JMP or similar are a strong plus

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.