Internship

Job Description

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start August/September 2025 and continue through the entire Fall term (i.e. through approx December 2025) or into Winter/Spring 2026 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. 

Join our Energy Industrial Product design team as an Engineering Program Manager Intern, where you will play a pivotal role in the hardware design programs for Megapack, Powerpack, and Industrial Batteries. In this dynamic position, you'll lead a variety of cross-functional projects, focusing on energy hardware, system integration, design validation, and triage support. In this role, you will lead the design and development of some of the most advanced and sophisticated system integration projects in the world, with unparalleled agility. This internship is a unique opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals who are pioneering technologies that will transform the energy landscape. If you are eager to take on challenges, learn from the best, and drive innovation, we invite you to join our dynamic team and be part of the revolution in the energy industry.

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Job Responsibilities

• Manage cross-functional hardware design programs for Industrial Storage (Megapack/Powerpack/Battery System), overseeing project scoping, coordination with design, supply chain, validation, and system integration teams, while driving projects to completion

• Be analytical, collect and utilize data to present progress, trends, risks and opportunities for projects

• Requires leading a cross functional team, balancing multiple tasks, running meetings, creating plans, delivering results, and being a flexible and capable problem solver

• Define and drive the schedule for upcoming new project launches and sustaining programs

• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality and exercises sound business judgment

• Communicate effectively by sharing project status updates, leading scrums and stand-ups, and proactively managing schedule risks

• Develop and manage project plans and ensure timely delivery of milestones

Job Requirements

• Pursuing a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related fields 

• Familiarity with system development concepts

• Experience building, developing, and managing highly effective project management tools and processes

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

• Excellent organization and delegation skills with ability to own the product roadmap and schedule with a track record of delivering projects on-time

• Ability to inspire confidence in multiple layers of management from executive to associate levels, as the face of your projects

• Ability to work with limited resources, independently, tight deadlines, and with urgency

• Exceptional ability to keep simultaneous projects moving forward

• Proficient with MS Office including Project, PowerPoint. Familiar with JIRA, Confluence is a plus

• Experience managing end-to-end product deployment — from concept through development and successful launch