Software QA Internship
What to Expect
Disclaimer: This position is expected to start around May/June and continue through August/September. Internships are in-person for 40 hours a week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Please consider before submitting an application.
International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time depending on their academic standing.
Internship Programs at Tesla
The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions that they will grow both technically and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows for the intern to experience life at Tesla by given them projects that are critical to their team’s success.
Locations
- Palo Alto, CA
About the Team
Tesla’s SQA Infotainment Team is looking for a Test Engineer focused around User Interface Software. Join the talented team that is responsible for validating Tesla’s firmware releases and fast paced software development release cycles. The ideal candidate combines excellent software testing skills with strong automation scripting knowledge, as well as a passion for electric vehicles.
What You’ll Do
- Develop detailed test plans to validate Tesla’s User Interface software.
- Develop test scripts to automate the User Interface.
- Develop framework to improve automation pipeline.
- Validate vehicle functionality.
- Identify effective test strategies for new features being delivered to customers.
- Improve existing vehicle testing strategies.
- Integrate existing automation results with daily/weekly reports.
- Investigate issues reported by customers in the field, internal test engineers, and your own testing.
- Execute functional and regression tests as a part of release testing and triage results.
- Find software bugs through manual testing, automated scripting, and report investigation.
What You’ll Bring
- Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in software testing and automated scripting.
- Demonstrable experience solving difficult QA problems (scalability, reliability, reporting, parallelization, etc).
- Passionate about troubleshooting failures to determine root cause.
- Experience in designing automation frameworks and developing test automation software.
- Comfortable with Linux environments and hardware-based testing setups.
- Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, Perl or Bash.