Tesla Internship Thermal Systems Embedded Software Engineer Vehicle Firmware Fall 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

332877835

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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.

As an Embedded Software Engineer on the Thermal Systems Software team, you will play a key role in accelerating the delivery and refinement of Tesla-designed thermal systems for all Tesla Vehicles. Your responsibilities will include architecting, designing, and implementing embedded firmware for various motors, actuators, and sensors in the thermal system. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of user-facing features to enhance the accuracy and intuitiveness of the vehicle cabin heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

• Develop, enhance and debug new and existing behaviors for the coolant, refrigerant, and cabin HVAC systems
• Drive firmware development in C in a real-time embedded environment for performance, scalability, robustness, and tight integration with the hardware
• Hands-on with hardware bring up, build and enforce component validation for delivering robust, functional code
• Collaborate across disciplines with electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering teams to produce integrated software-hardware solutions
• Work with various cross-functional teams to develop requirements for new thermal system features, diagnostics, algorithms, etc.

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field of study with a graduation date between December 2025-December 2026
• Proficiency in C and real time embedded environments
• Proficiency in Python
• Strong software fundamentals including firmware architecture, algorithm development, data structures, code modularity, and maintainability
• Experience working with microcontroller peripherals such as timers, ADC, GPIO, PWM, SPI, UART, LIN, I2C
• Hands on experience with various motor types (brushed, brushless, steppers) and sensor types (analog, digital encoders)
• Familiarity with reading electrical schematics and understanding circuit behavior