What to Expect

Consider before applying: This position is expected to start around January and continue through April/May. Internships are in-person for 40 hours a week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Please consider before submitting an application.

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 depending on their academic standing.

Internship Programs at Tesla

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions that they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows for the intern to experience life at Tesla by giving them ownership over projects that are critical to their team’s success.

Locations: Palo Alto, CA

About the Team

Tesla’s SQA Engineers are Software Engineers who are natural problem solvers and have a passion for innovation and quality. Interns on this team will work with multiple engineering teams across the company while still maintaining autonomy in independent projects. Our SQA teams lie at the intersection of development and launch, playing a critical role in the design, development, and support of Tesla products.

As an intern with the Infotainment Software QA team, you will help to ensure great quality of Tesla’s UI and/or Autopilot software for current and next generation vehicle programs. Interns on this team will work with Systems Software QA, Automation Framework, UX General Testing, Mobile Apps Testing or General QA Automation. The ideal candidate combines excellent software testing skills with strong automation scripting knowledge, as well as a passion for electric vehicles.

What You’ll Do
Develop detailed test plans to validate Tesla’s User Interface software
Develop test scripts to automate the User Interface
Develop framework to improve automation pipeline
Validate vehicle functionality
Identify effective test strategies for new features being delivered to customers
Improve existing vehicle testing strategies
Integrate existing automation results with daily/weekly reports
Investigate issues reported by customers in the field, internal test engineers, and your own testing
Execute functional and regression tests as a part of release testing and triage results
Find software bugs through manual testing, automated scripting, and report investigation
What You’ll Bring
Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field with a gradation date between 2025 – 2026
Experience in software testing and automated scripting
Demonstrable experience solving difficult QA problems (scalability, reliability, reporting, parallelization, etc)
Passionate about troubleshooting failures to determine root cause
Experience in designing automation frameworks and developing test automation software.
Comfortable with Linux environments and hardware-based testing setups
Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, Perl or Bash

PALO ALTO, California

Intern/Apprentice