Internship, Product Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Summer 2025)

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start May 2025 and continue through the entire Summer term (i.e. through August/September 2025) or into Fall 2025 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most internships.

International Students: 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 work 40 hours per week on-site. 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.

About the Team

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.

• 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 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
• Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering leadership on improvement priorities and urgency
• Drive upward design feedback during design reviews by utilizing information on field performance, reliability and factory quality issues
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions

• Pursuing a degree in Engineering, such as Mechatronic, Mechanical, Electrical, or related filed
• Experience in Failure Analysis, Product Engineering, Quality or Service in consumer electronics or automotive
• Participation in student competitions such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE; Solar vehicle
• Ability to work with design engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
• Experience with Programming Languages & Tools: SQL, Python, Jupyterhub, Minitab, Tableau, JMP or similar are a strong plus

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)
• 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

$20.00 - $50.00/hour + 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.