Internship, Data Engineer, Fleet Analytics (Fall 2026)

What to Expect

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start August or September 2026 and continue through fall term (ending approximately December 2026 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.

About The Team

Data is deeply embedded in Tesla's product and engineering culture. We rely on large-scale data from vehicles, Superchargers, and energy products to improve hardware designs, proactively detect issues, optimize operations, and make our products better and our customers safer. The Fleet Analytics team helps engineering teams turn that data into decisions. We support engineers directly through analysis, and we build applications, data pipelines, metrics, and AI-assisted tools that allow teams to self-serve insights in the future. Our work has direct impact on Tesla products and enables hundreds of engineers across vehicle, energy, reliability, operations, and autonomous systems teams. We are looking for an intern who is excited to work at the intersection of data engineering, software engineering, analytics, and AI-native tooling. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ambiguous problems, understanding the engineering context, and building reliable tools or analyses that help teams move faster.

What You'll Do

• Work with stakeholders to turn vague problem statements into clear analytical or engineering scopes, then use the results to drive informed decisions

• Write reproducible data analyses over petabytes of fleet-scale data using modern open-source technologies
• Clearly communicate analysis assumptions, methodology, limitations, and results to technical audiences
• Build data pipelines that promote high-value ad-hoc analyses into production datasets, dashboards, or applications that engineers can rely on
• Design and implement metrics, applications, and tools that help engineers and AI agents self-serve data insights
• Improve internal workflows for data discovery, analysis, debugging, onboarding, and operational support
• Partner with engineers to drive adoption of the applications, datasets, and tools you build
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code that can be extended by other engineers

What You'll Bring

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Statistics, or a related technical field, with expected graduation in December 2026 to December 2027

• Strong programming ability in Python, Java, Scala, or another general-purpose language
• Experience working with data through coursework, research, internships, or personal projects
• Ability to reason about technical systems and learn domain concepts quickly, including vehicle, electrical, or energy systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical work clearly
• Curiosity, ownership, and comfort working through ambiguity
• Able to work on site in Palo Alto, CA

Compensation and Benefits Benefits

As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:

• 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

Expected Compensation $40.00 - $50.00/hour + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.