Professional Engineering Trainee, PEAK Program, Optimus (Summer 2026)

Description:
The PEAK (Professional Engineering Accelerated Knowledge) Program provides early career engineers with the opportunity to develop their engineering skills in a challenging, fast-paced, and impactful manufacturing engineering role onsite at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility. Throughout the program, you will develop either process, quality, equipment, controls or test engineering skills to optimize & sustain our highly advanced manufacturing production line for producing our robotics products. You will embark on a transformative journey to make a real difference and elevate your engineering abilities.

Structure of the PEAK Program: The 6-month program will consist of the following components: Instructor-Led Training (ILT), Online Training (OLT), On-the-Job Training (OJT), and engineering projects.  The training curriculum is based upon being a Quality Engineer, Process Engineer,  Equipment Engineer, Controls Engineer, or Test Engineer on our Optimus Manufacturing Engineering team.

The PEAK program does not align you with a specialized occupation since you will be in a training program. Due to this, you will not be eligible for the H1B lottery, while you are in the program.

Responsibilities:
Learn Engineering Principles: Analyze and refine production processes to ensure safety while maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in cost effective means while driving to achieve quality levels aligned with Six Sigma (6σ) principles, development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure product will meet expectations of our target customer
Support development of manufacturing processes, equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified through FMEA
Manage and facilitate identifying the root cause & corrective actions of issues through brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testings, design of experiments, etc.
Troubleshoot and optimize Tesla’s world-class manufacturing equipment through a variety of hands-on learning surrounding automation, including but not limited to Robotics, and PLC programming labs
Execute Engineering Projects: Using advanced project management and statistical techniques taught in this program, you will bring significant impact to your engineering team and present your results to factory leadership

Requirements:
Include resume with graduation year for fulltime availability (Must be available to start work onsite at Tesla Fremont, California, in May to September 2026)
Three examples of exceptional engineering ability from university projects, internships, work experience, hobbyist experience, or equivalent (Application will have a section for you to include this)
Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience
Previous internship in a manufacturing and/or industrial automation environment, 6+ months experience preferred
Ability to work onsite at Fremont, California facility in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment, ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain
Exemplary verbal and written communication skills

Compensation & Benefits:
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation
$71,120 - $106,680/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.