Internship, Embedded Software Engineer, Steering, Chassis Systems (Winter/Spring 2027)

Tesla is seeking an embedded software engineering intern to join its Chassis Systems Software team. The intern will develop and integrate real-time embedded firmware for steering rack and feedback actuator systems in steer-by-wire vehicles, including hardware bring-up, debugging, optimization, and manufacturing integration.

What you'll do:

• Deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment
• Specify, design, and implement functionality and behaviors of embedded subsystems
• Design the software architecture and firmware implementation on hardware through integration, test and high-volume manufacturing
• Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging and code optimization
• Make performance and optimization trade-offs to meet product requirements

What they're looking for:

• Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program
• You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site
• Pursuing a Bachelor or master's degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field of study with a graduation date between May 2027 - May 2028
• Strong, hands-on, C coding experience
• Embedded development experience, preferred
• Low-level development on microcontrollers, for embedded development, preferred
• Experience working on complex PCBAs, for embedded development, preferred
• Experience writing software on controllers, preferred
• Experience bringing up multi-disciplinary systems driven by software, preferred
• Knowledge of physics, mechanical, and electrical systems, preferred

Benefits:

• As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for medical plans, including plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental, including orthodontic coverage, and vision plans, with an option with a $0 payroll contribution for both
• 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