Tesla · 1 month ago
Internship, Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain (Summer 2026)
Fremont, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$19.47/hr - $43.75/hr
Start in 2026 SpringTesla is seeking an Industrial Engineer Intern for the summer of 2026. The role involves working across various teams to support critical component development, quality management, and process improvement within the supply chain.
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Responsibilities
As an intern on the Supplier Quality team, you will be responsible for critical component development, quality management, continuous improvement, and qualification activities at suppliers
The job requires effective communication at all levels both with internal and external teams, conducting failure analysis, leading statistical process control activities for critical components, limited travel to in-region suppliers, and on-the-spot critical decision making
You will drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, Statistical Process Control, supplier scorecards, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver value, and set priorities for suppliers
You will develop positive relationships and work closely with the Supply Chain Team to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies, New Product Introductions, and transfers
As an intern on the Supplier Industrialization team, you will be responsible for critical component development and qualification activities at suppliers
The job involves communicating well with internal and external teams, traveling to suppliers in different regions, and on-the-spot critical decision making
You will evaluate the design for manufacturing risks and identify the feasibility of Manufacturing processes such as Dispensing, Pick and Place, Screwing, Laser welding, and other critical manufacturing processes
You will lead internal program reviews for major NPI (New Product Introduction) projects (Gantt chart, milestone tracking, and escalation meetings) such as: Engineering development phases tracking, DFM (Design for Manufacturability) tracking, Product Yield monitoring, and Daily program issue reporting
You will lead the data collection activity, sometimes hands-on in the field, to develop a data collection plan and DOE (Design of Experiments) plan to identify relationships between Input and output factors, to root cause of potential performance drift of a product
As an intern with our Industrial Engineering team, you will either work on projects involving suppliers or process improvement for manufacturing or material flow
The job involves communicating well with internal and external teams and on-the-spot critical decision making
You will plan, direct and conduct industrialization related activities within the supply chain team
You will develop, manage, audit and correct supplier planning and execution of component manufacturing, assembly, and quality processes
You will collaborate with Tesla Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specification and supplier metrics and validate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented across potential manufacturing lines
You will lead supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality and validate suppliers to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery and reliability expectations
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field
Experience with GD&T, AutoCAD, Solid Works, CATIA and MiniTab
Experience operating basic tools and equipment in a manufacturing environment
Exposure to lean manufacturing principles and concepts
Previous experience in production control, project management, root cause analysis, material flow, manufacturing, process engineering, internal consulting, systems engineering, and/or warehousing
Knowledge PPAP/APQP processes
Self-starter, seeks opportunities to improve processes, part quality, and overall efficiency
Software skills: MySQL, Tableau, Excel, flowcharting software
Preferred
Bonus: R, Python
Benefits
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
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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