Internship, Safety Engineer, Vehicle Engineering; Fall

What to Expect

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start around August or September 2026 and continue through the Fall term (ending approximately December 2026) or continuing into Winter/Spring 2027 if available and if there is an opportunity to do so. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time 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.

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 provide an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Your application will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:

• Safety Team:
  Innovation at the Wheel Internship
  • Tesla's Safety Team is a dynamic group dedicated to redefining safety in electric vehicles and workplaces. They integrate cutting‑edge technology, like AI-driven Autopilot features and real-time data analytics from Tesla’s global fleet, to enhance collision avoidance, structural integrity, and crash worthiness. The team collaborates across engineering, software, and design to set new industry benchmarks, earning top NHTSA and Euro NCAP ratings. Their work extends to manufacturing safety, ensuring Tesla’s Gigafactories adhere to rigorous standards, and cybersecurity, protecting vehicles from emerging threats.
  • Joining Tesla’s Safety Team means tackling high-impact challenges at the intersection of innovation and mission-driven purpose. The culture fosters collaboration with industry-leading experts, offering opportunities to shape the future of transportation while working on visible, real-world solutions. At Tesla, safety isn’t just a goal—it’s a legacy in the making, powered by passion and cutting-edge tech.
• Occupant Safety and Restraints Internship
  • As a Mechanical Engineering Intern on the Occupant Safety and Restraints team, you will be responsible for the design, release, and launch of seat belt system components for current and future vehicle platforms. You will work under the mentorship of an experienced design engineer and report to the Engineering Manager of Occupant Safety and Seat Belt Restraints. The team is small and specialized, and the ideal candidate is driven with a passion to learn, takes on challenges independently, and has strong ethical decision making who will make decisions that put the customer first, helping produce the safest vehicles in the world.
  • This role offers an opportunity to be involved in the full design cycle of high-volume seat belt components including conceptualization, detailed CAD design, testing, manufacturing, and implementation. In this role you will work collaboratively alongside different vehicle design teams including interiors, body, firmware, manufacturing etc. to integrate your components into the final product. The role tasks change based on the needs of the team but will be heavily focused on mechanical design and CAD work with additional support required for testing, R&D projects, hands‑on prototyping projects, and electro‑mechanical system integration tasks.
• Safety and Restraints Internship
  • This position will work as a member of the Safety and Restraints team with the primary objective of supporting the design and implementation of passive safety systems in new vehicles. The successful candidate for this position must have a strong engineering fundamentals background, preferably with…