Tesla Internship Controls Engineer Vehicle Winter/Spring 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

616781136

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start around January 2025 and continue through the entire Winter term (i.e. through May 2025) or into Summer 2025 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most 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.

• Intern will work on projects within a sub-system like battery management algorithms, vehicle dynamics control, torque production and motor control, thermal and HVAC controls etc.
• Depending on the project, your responsibilities will include:
• Develop control-oriented models of various systems in the car
• Use them to develop and refine estimation and control algorithms
• Work with firmware/integration engineers to implement, test, debug, and calibrate your algorithms in our cars
• Develop analysis tools to track performance of these algorithms in the fleet
• Participate in cross functional efforts to define control system capability and establish actuation/sensing requirements

• Currently pursuing a Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, Robotics Engineering or a related field
• Proficiency with C/C++
• Strong proficiency with creating and using dynamic models of mechanical, electrical, or thermal systems, in Matlab/Simulink/Python or similar environments
• Basic background in model-based control design
• Experience with analysis of large data sets in Matlab/Python or similar environments
• Strong willingness to collaborate cross-functionally, work hands-on, and dive into open-ended projects in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work with actual vehicles test-benches to test your algorithms
• Strong background in linear systems, state-estimation, first principles design/analysis, and real-world implementation of control systems
• Strong background in a specific area like battery management, vehicle dynamics, motor control, thermal management, torque production, etc.