TESLA INTERNSHIP
SEATING
SOFT TRIM
PRODUCTION
AS A SOFT TRIM & SEAT DESIGN INTERN AT TESLA, I SUPPORTED SEATING DEVELOPMENT FROM PATTERN WORK THROUGH SEWING, FITTING, PROTOTYPING, AND PRODUCTION-FOCUSED COLLABORATION. SELECTED MODEL YL WORK IS UNDER NDA, SO THIS PAGE SHARES ONLY A HIGH-LEVEL, NON-CONFIDENTIAL OVERVIEW.
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
TESLA
SOFT TRIM & SEAT DESIGN INTERN
JAN 2026 – JUL 2026
SELECTED RESPONSIBILITIES
DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED SOFT TRIM COMPONENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE VEHICLE SEATING ROWS, CREATING AND REFINING PATTERNS THROUGH ITERATIVE SEWING, FITTING, AND PROTOTYPING.
SUPPORTED 10+ SEAT BUILDS AND PRODUCED 30+ PROTOTYPE TRIM COVERS, IDENTIFYING AND RESOLVING TRIM, FOAM, AND FRAME INTEGRATION ISSUES ALONGSIDE ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING TEAMS.
COORDINATED WITH SUPPLIERS, ENGINEERS, AND MANUFACTURING TEAMS ON DESIGN REVIEWS, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION ISSUES, AND OPERATOR TRAINING TO HELP DRIVE DESIGNS TOWARD PRODUCTION READINESS.
CONDUCTED MATERIAL TESTING AND VALIDATION, TRANSLATING FINDINGS INTO DESIGN CHANGES THAT IMPROVED SEWABILITY AND PRODUCTION READINESS.
NDA NOTE
THE MODEL YL WORK I CONTRIBUTED TO IS UNDER NDA. THE IMAGERY ON THIS PAGE IS PUBLIC, NON-CONFIDENTIAL TESLA INTERIOR CONTEXT; I’D BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT MY ROLE, PROCESS, PROTOTYPE WORK, AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION IN CONVERSATION.