What To Expect
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This position is expected to start in-person around May or June 2024 and continue through the entire Summer term (i.e. through August/September 2024) or into early Fall 2024 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most internships. Please consider before submitting an application.
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Internship Program 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 where 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 projects that are critical to their team’s success.
Multiple Locations Possible
What You'll Do
Your application for the Industrial Engineering Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:
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.
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 suppliersDevelop positive relationships and work closely with Supply Chain Team to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies, New Product Introductions, and transfersDeliver results as measured by key metrics, such as supplier OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), OTD (On Time Delivery), DPPM (defective parts per million), SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request), and VA/VE (Value Added / Value Engineered) improvementsProvide leadership during investigations of major problems and/or special projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain with regard to product development and procurement of partsPlan, organize, direct and report all activities and matters relating to supplier performanceAssess supplier qualifications including training and certifications. Keep up with current and developing manufacturing and engineering trends that concern product quality Perform root cause analysis, coordinate and conduct specialized testing and measurement, and resolve problems
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.
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 Conduct Mechanical Tolerance Stack Up analysis and conduct Monte Carlos simulation with the guidance from other Supplier Industrialization Engineers to assess assembly risksLead 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 productLead 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 Drive Tesla qualification process and review Measurement System Analysis, GRR, Cpk, and run at rate with the supplier to approve mass productionWork with the Factory team to solve quality issues related to the project assigned
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.
Plan, direct and conduct industrialization related activities within supply chain teamDevelop, manage, audit and correct supplier planning and execution of component manufacturing, assembly, and quality processesCollaborate with Tesla Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specification and supplier metricsValidate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented across potential manufacturing linesValidate suppliers to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery and reliability expectationsLead supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality
What You'll Bring
Current Undergraduate or Graduate student pursuing a degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering or relevant degreeExperience 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 case 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 Bonus: R, Python
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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) LGBTQ+ care concierge services 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance Employee Assistance Program Sick time after 90 days of employment 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
$17.31 - $43.75/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.
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