Internship, Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

About the role

Internship, Field Quality Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) | Tesla (Energy Engineering)

Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 283384 | Job Type: Intern/Apprentice

What to Expect

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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 if available. 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 school before applying. 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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$20.00 - $50.00 + benefitsPay 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.