Tesla Fremont , CA 94537
Posted 3 weeks ago
Consider before submitting an application:
This position is expected to start around January 2025 and continue through the entire Winter term (i.e. through May 2025) or into Summer 2025 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships.
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 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 are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team's success.
Multiple Locations Possible: Fremont, CA; Lathrop, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX
Your application for the Industrial Engineering Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:
Supplier Quality
Supplier Industrialization
Industrial Engineering
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.
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 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
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