23 third officer jobs found in Palo Alto

Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start January or February 2027 and continue through winter/spring term (ending approximately April 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. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. About the Team Tesla’s “connected cars” are backed by a large infrastructure of systems that provide critical data to vehicles. The security of these systems is the highest importance. Tesla’s...

The Robotaxi Events Manager is a high-impact role driving the sourcing, development, logistics, execution, and optimization of events and campaigns designed to bring Robotaxi and Cybercab to the world. This includes responsibilities related but not limited to sourcing and scaling events, creating events, media opportunities, and collaborations. As Events Manager, you are the face of Robotaxi. This individual excels in cross-functional alignment, managing complex initiatives, and building robust strategies to grow Robotaxi’s presence in new and existing markets. Understanding and evaluating performance and KPIs is critical to the success of the program. You will partner closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure program success from start to finish. The Role Ability to paint a picture of the future of autonomous transportation to inspire genuine excitement Lead end-to-end strategy planning, coordination, logistics, and delivery of high-visibility events,...

This position is expected to begin around August 2026 and continue through November/December Internships at Tesla are generally full-time, onsite roles that last a minimum of 12 weeks. International Students: If your work authorization is via CPT, consult your school regarding your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week onsite. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. About the Team Service Engineering is responsible for real-time diagnostic support for the service network (the field), development and improvement of diagnostic tools and procedures, and feedback of top field issues to our development teams to improve current and future products. Tesla is seeking an intern that is passionate about the product, a strong critical thinker, and capable of understanding technical system-level architecture and issues. The Role Your application will be considered for the teams listed below that...

The Tesla AI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence through cutting-edge hardware innovation. Comprising brilliant engineers and visionaries, the team designs and develops advanced AI inference chips tailored to accelerate Tesla’s machine learning capabilities. A key part of this effort is Dojo, Tesla's custom supercomputer system built to efficiently train massive neural networks on vast video data from the fleet. The work of Tesla's AI Hardware team powers the neural networks behind Full Self-Driving (FSD), and Tesla humanoid robot, Optimus, pushing the boundaries of computational efficiency and performance. By creating custom silicon and optimized architectures, the team ensures Tesla remains a leader in AI-driven automotive and energy solutions, shaping a future where intelligent machines enhance human life. In this specialized role, you will focus on Ethernet IP integration, SoC clocking and reset architectures, and high-performance data...

Tesla is seeking a Diagnostics Engineer to support body controls and low voltage power and communication across all our vehicles. This role will focus on CAN communication, power distribution, and exterior lighting, but will also support other vehicle systems, such as doors, trunk, frunk, windows, seating, mirrors, wipers, heaters, steering wheel controls, and other actuators and sensors. This role is at a key connection point between our Silicon Valley development teams and North American Service Centers. A strong technical background in diagnosing complex electrical systems with heavy software content and deployed in safety-critical applications is required. This engineer must be passionate about the product, a strong critical thinker, and capable of understanding technical system-level architecture and issues. As a Diagnostics Engineer in the Vehicle Software organization, you are responsible for real-time diagnostic support for the service network (the field), development...

Tesla's Industrial Products team is looking for a Senior Product Manager to own the compliance, safety, and fire protection roadmap across our industrial energy hardware portfolio. As Tesla's energy storage business scales globally and enters new markets and applications, staying ahead of evolving regulatory requirements is critical to market access and customer confidence. This role is responsible for developing strategy, defining requirements, and driving execution to ensure our products meet — and exceed — the standards that matter most to our customers and markets worldwide. The Role Own the compliance, safety, and fire protection roadmap across Industrial Products hardware, including utility-scale battery energy storage systems Monitor, interpret, and translate global regulatory requirements and industry standards into actionable product requirements and development milestones Work closely with hardware engineering, product management, and legal teams...

Tesla's industrial energy storage products operate around the clock at utility and commercial sites worldwide. Keeping that fleet performing requires a global network of qualified service providers, certified to Tesla standards and accountable to the same uptime targets we hold ourselves to. As Sr. Product Manager for the Certified Service Provider (CSP) program, you will own how Tesla scales this part of the business — defining the program, the partners in it, and the tools that make their work possible. This role sits at the intersection of field service operations, software development, partner management, and product, and is essential to how Tesla supports a rapidly growing installed base. The Role Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for the Certified Service Provider program for industrial energy storage Define certification standards, training pathways, and performance criteria for certified service partners Build the product requirements,...

We are the team behind the software that run our fleet of Tesla's utility-scale battery energy storage sites. Our application — the Site Controller — runs at the edge on embedded Linux and orchestrates the devices on a site (batteries, power meters, and more), manages configuration and redundancy, integrates with external equipment, and reliably pushes field telemetry up to the Tesla cloud. Our software is written in Golang and Rust. We are seeking a talented, motivated and independent senior engineer to join the team and own meaningful pieces of that stack end-to-end, from designing system architecture through to debugging deployments The ideal candidate will be proficient in programming in Go or Rust, have a strong grasp of the end-to-end networking process, demonstrated experience debugging communications on embedded Linux, and an eagerness to keep learning in an ever-evolving environment. The Role Design, build, and own application-layer software (Go and Rust) for the...

We are building Terafab, a vertically integrated semiconductor factory at an unprecedented scale. The facility houses logic, memory, packaging, test, and lithography mask production under one roof, optimized for rapid iteration and maximum compute density per square foot. We are looking for a Senior Memory Design Engineers/Lead to own LPDDR and HBM memory design at Terafab, our advanced silicon fabrication and design center. This is a rare opportunity to build a memory design discipline from the ground up, shape the memory architecture behind next-generation Tesla and SpaceX silicon, and hire the team that will execute on it. You will operate at the intersection of process technology, IP vendor ecosystems, and system-level silicon design — translating ambitious product requirements into a memory roadmap that is fast, manufacturable, and scalable across Tesla and SpaceX programs. The Role Lead LPDDR and HBM memory design at Terafab, from architecture through...

Be a member of the Tesla Commercial Energy Land Development Team, a cross functional “shared services” team that ensures the successful deployment of Tesla’s commercial energy projects. You will support land survey and real estate aspects of our projects across all stages of development – starting with initial due diligence review during the sales phase, into design and permitting during the deployment phase, and through completion of construction. This role is responsible for working with internal teams and external project stakeholders through the entire development cycle on the siting, design, and construction of utility and commercial battery storage, solar PV, microgrid, and charging projects. This role requires availability for travel (up to 10%) nationally and internationally (within North America) and can be based in California or Texas. The Role Manage multiple projects through diligence, planning, and construction phases Work with internal teams to define...

This position is expected to begin around August/September 2026 and continue through December 2026. Internships at Tesla are generally full-time, onsite roles that last a minimum of 12 weeks. International Students: If your work authorization is via CPT, consult your school regarding your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week onsite. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. About the Team Service Engineering is responsible for real-time diagnostic support for the service network (the field), development and improvement of diagnostic tools and procedures, and feedback of top field issues to our development teams to improve current and future products. The Onboard Diagnostics Team focuses on diagnostic and repair firmware that runs on the vehicle. We are responsible for accelerating the speed and reliability of vehicle side diagnostics for Tesla service centers and third parties.Tesla is seeking...

We’re looking for highly motivated Red Team engineers with an adversarial mindset to help strengthen Tesla’s overall security posture. You'll get hands-on with a wide array of technologies – including autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, and energy systems – and learn how they interconnect, where they fail, and how to make them stronger. In this role, you’ll emulate both internal and external threat actors to uncover weaknesses across our most critical products and infrastructure. From designing real-world attack scenarios to conducting deep technical assessments, your work will directly shape how we defend systems at scale. If you’re passionate about CTFs, vulnerability research, exploit development, or just love “breaking things” to understand them better, this role is for you. Whether it’s writing custom tooling, crafting a successful phishing campaign, or gaining domain admin, you’ll have the freedom to get creative. You’ll be operating in a high-impact, complex environment...

We’re carpeting parking lots and workplaces with AC charging. Done right, that changes how people move through cities. Done wrong, you show up to a public charger and it’s broken, offline, or useless. The Tesla Energy Device Software team is looking for a Software Engineer to build control, connectivity, and site orchestration software for commercial AC charging products so dozens to hundreds of chargers can coordinate load, identity, metering, and uptime without depending on the cloud for every decision. Like other Tesla Energy devices, chargers need to be installed, commissioned, diagnosed, and kept reliable in the field. On a commercial site they also form a distributed embedded system: local controls over wireless meshes and wired backbones, integration with site energy and building systems, and interoperability with third-party backends and vehicles. Your software will span embedded and Linux-based platforms, local IoT protocols (including Thread and BLE), and industry...

We’re building the charger that shows up on millions of walls and powers tens of millions of cars. Wall Connector is also a cornerstone of Tesla’s bidirectional vehicle strategy, unlocking energy at terawatt-hour scale for our customers. The Tesla Energy Device Software team is looking for a Software Engineer to build firmware and device software for Wall Connector and Tesla’s broader AC charging product line: install cleanly, charge safely, meter accurately, talk reliably to vehicles and the Tesla ecosystem, stay compliant across global markets, and ship continuous improvements over the air. Depending on team needs and your background, you may own work across embedded charging features such as metering, communications, safety interlocks and fault handling, and real-time control behavior; device platform & site controls such as embedded Linux services, local coordination (including multi-unit / site-oriented controls such as load and energy sharing concepts around V2X), and...

We’re building humanoid robots for an age of abundance: machines that work at real scale so people can do more of what only people can do. Optimus only ships if we can charge it reliably, often, and without babysitting every unit in the field. The Tesla Energy / Optimus Charging software team is looking for a Software Engineer to own communications, telemetry, and over-the-air (OTA) software for the offboard Optimus charger so fleets stay healthy, observable, and updatable in factories, labs, and denser deployments, and so chargers coordinate with each other and site infrastructure when many units share power and space. The comms controller is the nervous system of that product. It aggregates device health and usage telemetry, manages reliable connectivity to local and cloud systems, delivers and verifies OTA updates safely, and participates in multi-device coordination (load sharing, discovery, and site-level control) similar to commercial charging installations. Our stack is...

Tesla continues to scale at breakneck speed aligned with our mission to build a world of amazing abundance.  To keep pace with this growth, the North America Used Cars team is seeking a dynamic problem solver who thrives at the intersection of operations, technology, and customer experience. This team is responsible for the Tesla Used Cars business focused on the acquisition, refurbishment, and resale of all used Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles. Tesla is seeking a Staff/Sr. Operational Lead to join our North America Used Cars leadership team to reimagine the vehicle acquisition experience end-to-end and work with our internal and external partners to ensure the operational success of the lease program. In this role, you will drive workflow improvements and automation — leveraging AI and emerging technologies — to eliminate friction across the vehicle acquisition lifecycle, while continuing to elevate the customer journey. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Finance,...

Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Associate Corporate Counsel to join the International Corporate Legal Team. This pivotal role will support the establishment and maintenance of legal operations worldwide, aligning with Tesla’s global growth strategies and initiatives. Based in Palo Alto, this position reports directly to the Associate General Counsel, International Corporate Legal, located in Amsterdam. The role involves close collaboration with a dynamic team of attorneys and paralegals across regions including the USA, EMEA, and APAC, as part of the broader Tesla Legal Team. The Role Support compliance with corporate governance obligations for all Tesla non-US foreign subsidiaries, working with local counsel to ensure affiliates remain in good standing and meet necessary formalities such as board meetings and timely filing of annual accounts Prepare and maintain corporate compliance documentation for Tesla foreign subsidiaries, drafting legal documents including...

Tesla Energy operates the largest distributed fleet of residential solar systems on the planet. Our solar portfolio spans hundreds of thousands of systems across multiple generations of inverters, panels, and gateways, both Tesla-designed and third-party hardware. This fleet generates terabytes of telemetry data daily, creating an unparalleled opportunity to understand how solar hardware performs across diverse climates, grid conditions, and usage patterns over years of operation. You will lead the Solar Service Engineering team's day-to-day operations, coordinating engineers responsible for fleet health monitoring, automated diagnostics, and field quality across Tesla's full solar portfolio. Beyond your own technical workstream, you will drive the team's operational rhythm, set priorities, coordinate across workstreams, and ensure critical issues get the right visibility. You will have direct visibility to senior leadership, the autonomy to shape reliability strategy, and the...

Rapid Full-Self-Driving (FSD) development relies heavily on our coordinated ability to test its progress within both the most mundane and extreme scenarios. Vehicle-level tests enable the identification of critical safety & performance issues, ultimately opening the door for optimized design iterations and an enhanced driver/passenger experience altogether — this Test Engineer, Self-Driving position will play a role in actualizing this reality. With the productionization of Robotaxi just around the corner, there has never been a more pivotal time to join this team. This is a full-time position which requires someone who is highly organized, confident in their high-performance driving ability, objectively-focused when making judgements, and poised in managing dynamic projects amongst a fluid schedule. The role is based in Bay Area, CA but also requires flexibility in traveling to various domestic & international destinations for vehicle testing on public roads, tracks, and proving...

Tesla is redefining the vehicle ownership experience, and we are looking for talented mobile app engineers to help us build the most intuitive and seamless service and roadside assistance experience for any car. As a key contributor to the Tesla Mobile App team, you will develop and maintain critical iOS and Android features that empower customers to schedule service, request roadside assistance, and receive real-time vehicle telematics. Your work will ensure that owners, engineers, and fleet operators can confidently access the support they need—whether it’s a routine checkup or emergency roadside help—directly from their mobile device. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating world-class mobile experiences, has a deep understanding of mobile app development, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of software, vehicle telematics, and user experience to revolutionize automotive service. This...