Internship, Technical Program Manager, Cell Manufacturing (Spring 2027)

Tesla is seeking an intern to support technical program and project management across its cell manufacturing, automation, battery materials, and production engineering teams. The role involves coordinating cross-functional manufacturing programs, managing project scope and schedules, supporting equipment installation and commissioning, tracking risks and metrics, and driving solutions from concept through production deployment.

What you'll do:

• In this role you will work with engineers and managers to develop timelines, track risks, track progress, and provide outputs for cross-functional teams. You will also be responsible to setting the standards for how we work, the tools we use internally, and setting the growth plan for our manufacturing and process development team
• We’re looking for a versatile and technically component program and product management intern that will help us define software features, get them integrated on the manufacturing line and solve a host of problems that fall outside the scope of our software developers. You will own driving the build out of those solutions in software, and then deploy them into the line
• The Technical Program Management Intern on the Cell Manufacturing Team will be a cross-functional point of contact leading manufacturing ramp and tool activity coordination, supporting new product introduction changes/trials in the production/manufacturing lines, leading the program roadmap & project list management with tight coordination with engineering team members, and jumping in to support gaps within the program
• The Cell Materials Manufacturing team develops and deploys at scale new materials and processes for critical battery metals, precursor (pCAM) and cathode (CAM)
• The Battery Minerals and Metals team is looking for a highly motivated individual to be a Project Engineer Intern. This is a cross functional role that requires coordination between many different groups within and outside of Tesla. As a Project Engineer Intern, you will interface with organizations across Tesla, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production Planning, Construction, and Logistics
• Seeking a highly motivated undergraduate to contribute as Project Management Administration in Manufacturing Department. There are many manufacturing projects which are running in Ontario. coordinating these projects from beginning to end is highly important
• The Technical Project Management Intern is to help engineering leaders make the best technical decisions to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. In this internship, you will be responsible for executing organizational projects from concept and launch, through the entire project lifecycle to organization-wide mass adoption and iterative improvement. A Project Management intern will own driving the scope, schedule, and implementation of projects, as well as additional functions such as vendor relations, stakeholder management and report outs
• As an Automation TPM, you are responsible for managing technical projects from project concept and launch through the entire project lifecycle, from idea through Tesla scale mass production. Your impact includes driving the design and implementation of automated equipment such as continuous process automation, powder mixing equipment, conveyance systems, and industrial material processing
• In this internship, you are responsible for executing organizational projects from concept and launch, through the entire project lifecycle to organization-wide mass adoption and iterative improvement
• As a Technical Project Management Intern, you will drive projects to expand throughput through continuous improvement projects and new capacity installations. This will include driving the installation and commissioning of automated equipment such as calendaring, lamination, slitting, conveyance, coordinating between the different functional groups such as design, process, controls, metrology, and interfacing with other key stakeholders such as operations, facilities, tool install teams
• As a TPM Intern you are responsible for managing technical projects from project concept and launch through the entire project lifecycle, from idea through Tesla scale mass production

What they're looking for:

• You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site
• Currently pursuing a degree in an Engineering program such as Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Management, or a related field
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve technical problems
• We strongly prefer someone who is excited about manufacturing and especially how technology can improve physical processes
• The ideal candidate has familiarity with software development terms and processes
• Knowledge of scrum, Jira and confluence is helpful
• The ideal candidate has production exposure and understanding of how complex production lines operate including industrial workings between cross-functional facilities/departments, line balance, OEE, KPI, etc
• You may also have experience with manufacturing exposure, understanding of the balance of equipment, process, metrology, controls, production interactions/coordination
• The ideal candidate has experience analyzing product metrics, business cases, and schedules for large scale implementation
• You may also have the ability to identify issues and develop corrective measures to resolve
• The ideal candidate has the ability to work and communicate cross-functionally, including interfacing with suppliers and third party firms

Benefits:

• Medical plans with 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, with a 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