Tesla Internship Thermal & HVAC Embedded Software 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

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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.

As an Embedded Software Engineer Intern on the Thermal & HVAC software team at Tesla, you will play a role in accelerating the delivery and refinement of Tesla-designed thermal systems for our new and existing vehicle products. Your responsibilities will include architecting, designing, and implementing 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 cabin HVAC 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

• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to management, highlighting key issues and risks

• Implement continuous improvements and best practices within the team, and larger organization

• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study with a graduation date between April 2025-December 2026
• Proficiency in C and real time embedded environments
• 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, preferred
• Hands on experience with various motor types (brushed, brushless, steppers) and sensor types (analog, digital encoders), preferred
• Experience with reading electrical schematics and understanding circuit behavior
• Familiarity with control loops and PID controllers