UI Design Intern

The Tesla Design team is responsible for the user interface of all vehicles, energy products, and apps. As a UI Design Intern, you will research, design, innovate, and prototype new user experiences across Tesla's product portfolio. Candidates should have exceptional design skills, a great sense of aesthetics, and user-centered design principles aimed at maximizing customer delight.

The future of cars and sustainable energy can be whatever we want it to be. We are looking for someone to help us shape that future - someone with passion, dedication, and the drive to make Tesla's products of today and tomorrow great.

• Apply knowledge of UI design to develop mock-ups, new interaction models, and navigation schemes


• Develop pixel perfect comps and assets for all projects


• Create and make decisions that implement a design language consistent throughout the Tesla UI platform (in-car, mobile, etc.)


• Strategically imagine, conceive of, manage, and drive UI design projects from concept to implementation


• Act as liaison to provide feedback and ensure design integrity of projects between interaction designers, software engineers, and project managers


• Analyze and interpret recommendations from other business groups in order to prioritize functions and develop a project roadmap with project managers


• Deep experience in interaction, prototyping, and complex design systems


• Passion for interactive data visualization


• Experience building foundational layout and typographic systems


• A track record of developing new interaction models for different form factors and interfaces. Mobile counts!


• Experience working with 3D tools such as Blender or Godot


• Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects)

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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