Internship, Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (Winter/Spring 2027)

About the Role

This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the entire Spring term (ending approximately May 2027 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships.

International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. Again, please do not apply until you know you can work 40 hours per week. This is required for external applicants. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. Our year-around program places the best students in positions where they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We provide an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by giving them projects that are critical to their team’s success.

About the Team

EHS interns engage in a variety of activities in a wide range of EHS disciplines. Under the mentorship of EHS specialists/managers, EHS interns undertake projects directed at specific topics such as equipment safety, industrial hygiene, occupational ergonomics, environmental compliance, sustainability, and training & education. They also work closely with multiple teams ranging from production to engineering to provide EHS support to day-to-day operations, conduct safety walkthroughs and audits, deliver safety trainings to employees, participate in analyses of workplace incidents, and help drive corrective actions.

• Construction Safety: Collaborate with the EHS team and Tesla’s construction management personnel to ensure that construction contractors follow their respective safety program and Tesla’s overall contractor safety program. Manage safety and risk associated with several active and upcoming construction projects and ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulations.
• Safety: Lead or participate on policy and procedure development teams of safety initiatives, pilots, and roll out of new processes. Set up and manage various safety projects in person and/or virtually, including project management tracking through JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint. Positions may be in manufacturing or supporting sales, service, and delivery.
• Environmental: Ensure Tesla conforms to all Federal, State, County, and City regulations; identify methods to manage hazardous waste and proper disposal of materials; recognize further improvements to manage stormwater and wastewater for our sites.
• Research and Development (R&D): Provide day-to-day support to R&D sites across all Fremont, CA locations. Work on manufacturing locations where proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Video Editing, Online Training Systems, CAD, and chemical handling is crucial.
• Sustainability Operations: Gather and analyze data used to set and achieve sustainability goals.
• Fire Management and Prevention: Maintain building fire protection systems, provide initial emergency response with internal and external emergency response agencies, and prepare Tesla employees to appropriately react to emergencies in their work area.
• Emergency Management: Improve Tesla’s overall resiliency before, during, or after an emergency or disaster through emergency operations and planning, recovery and continuity planning, mitigation projects, training or exercising, and education and outreach efforts. Identify potential threats or impacts to Tesla, produce information and hazard analysis briefings, and support travel security efforts.
• Industrial Hygiene: Provide technical resources to ensure the workforce performs jobs without endangering health and well-being. Use state-of-the-art industrial hygiene practices based on REACH, OSHA, ACGIH, USEPA, and other bodies. Perform quantitative exposure assessment for noise and chemicals, use Tesla’s Health Risk Assessment (HRA) procedure, prepare hazard communication materials, and work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement controls.

Locations

• Fremont, CA
• Palo Alto, CA
• Sparks, NV
• Austin, TX
• Buffalo, NY

Responsibilities

• EHS interns have a genuine passion for the health and safety of people, respect for our environment, and a deep desire to learn and acquire knowledge and skills related to environment, health, safety, and sustainability.
• EHS interns interact with a variety of individuals and establish and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external customers.
• An internship with the Tesla EHS team provides incumbents an opportunity to help foster a strong safety and sustainability culture, be enablers of business processes, and above all, be part of Tesla’s mission.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Industrial Safety, Public Health, Safety, or a related field.
• Previous work experience or internships related to the area of expertise.
• Experience or knowledge of Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Python.
• Ability to develop and maintain key project metrics and assure compliance with federal, state, local, and corporate policies.
• Self-starters who are results-oriented, resourceful, analytical, innovative, and intellectually curious.
• Demonstrate strong ability to embrace and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Medical plans with options featuring $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with a $0 payroll contribution option
• 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