Internship, UX Design, Design Studio (Winter/Spring 2026)

Tesla • Hawthorne, CA

99d

About The Position

Tesla is looking for an exceptional and passionate User Experience Design Intern to create high-impact web and mobile experiences. Your focus will revolve around innovating product experiences that guide customers along their journey, assisting them in discovering the ideal vehicle, charging, and energy products tailored to their lifestyles as well as internal applications used by employees. You will be responsible for researching, designing, innovating, prototyping, and testing new responsive digital experiences that pave the way for the future of electric vehicles and energy products. Our experiences are transforming the way consumers, businesses, and municipalities transition to EVs and sustainable energy. As an intern of the UX Design organization, you will be at the forefront of transforming the digital landscape for Tesla's energy and vehicles across the globe. You will play a pivotal role in designing and innovating the end-to-end cross platform user experiences that set new standards in the industry. You will collaborate with product managers, content managers, engineers and global partners as a key contributor and originator. You will conceptualize, design, and implement best-in-class digital and retail experiences to guide customers in making their orders. We expect exceptional design skills, creative problem-solving and a great sense of aesthetics. The experiences of Tesla are innovative, simple, and minimalistic.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Graphic Design, UI/UX, Human-Computer Interaction or related field
• An excellent portfolio showcasing user experience, visual design and UI work with a strong design sensibility and excellent, user centric storytelling
• Excellent visual, UI, and interaction skills, ability to think through complex interaction design
• Proficient and highly skilled in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and other design tools
• Customer-focused, with experience using design research methods to uncover customer insights
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, able to work independently but also collaborative and driven by group critique
• Ability to perform in a fast paced, high stress iterative design process under minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Focus on user centric design platforms
• Leverage user flows and visual designs such as UI elements
• Research and define UX strategy, contribute to the overall product and design direction from concept to implementation
• Develop creative and innovative design solutions for various types of customers from different backgrounds and with different requirements
• Constantly measure how designs are performing for target customers; iterate and improve those experiences as needed
• Work in a highly collaborative environment; invest in building relationships and trust with other designers, software engineers and product partners
• Present work to partners, stakeholders and senior leaders regularly
• Leverage Tesla UX design standards and guidelines. Advocate for consistency across team members and partners

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees