About this role
Tesla's Vehicle Engineering team develops, builds, and validates the vehicles of tomorrow. The Vehicle Engineering Facilities team plans and delivers the spaces that make this possible – engineering centers, test laboratories, prototype workshops, vehicle garages, and office areas – so that our engineers can design, build, and test safely and efficiently.
As an Engineering Facility Layout Design Intern, you will support the layout work on a live engineering facility project. You will take on real layout tasks from day one, with a senior engineer reviewing your output and guiding you along the way.
The focus of this internship is hands-on learning: you will contribute to actual project deliverables and gain a solid understanding of how an engineering and test facility is planned – from engineering team requirements and first sketches to the final layout package.
- Support 2D and 3D layout updates for test laboratories, prototype workshops, vehicle garages, office and support spaces, and site logistics in AutoCAD and/or Revit
- Help position test rigs, lab equipment, workbenches, vehicle lifts, storage areas, docks, and pedestrian walkways based on equipment footprints, media and utility requirements, safety clearances, and stakeholder markups
- Assist in creating flow concepts for test vehicles, prototype parts, test specimens, and lab equipment – from delivery and storage to workshop, test area, and scrapping
- Document assumptions and engineering team requirements, keep layout files and markups up to date, and prepare simple space and flow comparisons for team review
- Participate in design reviews and daily working sessions with Vehicle Engineering, test and lab teams, EHS, and Facilities Engineering
- Help compile the layout package that is handed over to the local site owners
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil/Building Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
- Available full-time for the entire duration of the internship, before returning to your studies or completing your degree as agreed
- Coursework or student project experience in facility planning, building services, lab or workshop layout, material flow, or operations analysis
- Basic knowledge of AutoCAD; experience with Revit, SolidWorks, or CATIA is a plus but not required
- Clear and structured communication skills as well as careful file and version control
- Comfortable working both at the desk and on site walking layouts in labs, workshops, and test areas
- Very good English skills; German language skills are a plus