Internship, Mechanical Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

What to Expect

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start around January or February 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 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. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not 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.

Thermal Design: The Tesla Energy thermal design brings battery, charging, and renewable technologies to the world to facilitate a renewable energy ecosystem and redefine the way we all will use energy in the future. As part of the Thermal Design Team, you will design and package the thermal systems that make Tesla Energy products world class. The role requires collaboration with the architecture team, adjacent design teams, manufacturing, and service, and requires the ability to apply engineering fundamentals to design thermal assemblies that are at the core of Tesla’s success.

Residential Energy Hardware Engineering: Our team’s job is to ignore the status quo, challenge rules where appropriate, and implement fundamentals-only engineering to make the absolute best products possible to provide energy storage, EV charging, and solar integration to the home. Our mission is to get the residential electrical infrastructure ready for the tumultuous future ahead, deliver value in our products which make people happy, and fight climate change while we’re at it.

Service Engineering: This team is responsible for the engineering and project execution of solar and storage projects, as well as the overall health and performance of all Energy Products operating in the field. The team includes engineering expertise from project design to power systems analyses, project managers and construction estimators, data analysts and data infrastructure engineers, and product engineers with a variety of electrical and mechanical engineering backgrounds. This team sits at the center of business development, Tesla technology, and the deployment of Energy Products. As a member of our team, you will help to shape the success of our Energy business globally. You must have a genuine passion for enabling successful products and projects that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

What You’ll Do

• Full product design responsibility, from concept through production launch and ramp
• 3D design of complex parts and assemblies + FEA
• Advancing product performance while driving down cost and complexity
• Developing new technologies, supported with early process development
• Relentless improvement of existing products
• Hands-on prototyping
• Specification definition (dimensional, functional, performance, manufacturing)
• Meticulous release of 2D part and assembly drawings
• Owning basic testing and analysis; supporting advanced testing and analysis
• Root causing test failures and production problems
• Collaboration with other teams inside Tesla (manufacturing, testing, NPI, supply chain)
• Travel to support production launch and ramp (supplier visits, on-site at Tesla factories)

What You’ll Bring

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Strong Engineering fundamentals in heat transfer, fluids, mechanics, and electronics
• Basic understanding of material science of components used in mechanical design (metals, insulators, plastics, connectors, gaskets)
• Desire to own a lot and work hard - we have small teams and fast timelines
• Knowledge of GD&T, finite element analysis and design for reliability concepts
• Experience with CATIA V5 or V6
• Basic understanding of electrical design fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability or ability to learn to create products: CAD design to FEA to hand on prototyping
• A detail-oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills
• Experience with student Formula Vehicle, Solar Car, Hyperloop a plus
• Direct machine shop skills a plus