Internship, Electronic Design Engineer, Energy Engineering (Fall 2026)

Tesla Motors
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • $20–$50 Per Hour
14 days ago

Job Description

What to Expect

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start August or September 2026 and continue throughfallterm (endingapproximately December 2026or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships.Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program.Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not 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 work40 hoursper week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-timeduring the academic year.

Internship Program at Tesla

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We provide an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team's success.

The Energy Electrical Engineering team designs the eyes, ears, and brains of Tesla's Vehicle & Optimus charging and residential/industrial energy storage products. This skilled and motivated individual will keep pushing this evolving industry forward by designing central processing boards, wireless/wired communication systems, circuits to ensure user and equipment safety, energy metering, thermal controls, system level components including breakers, contactors, and pyrofuses, and much more.

What You'll Do
  • Support design and develop digital and analog electronic PCBAs, and system level design for energy products
  • Develop and execute test plans to validate PCBA performance
  • Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, EMC, RF, design validation, thermal design, compliance, reliability, and manufacturing test engineers

What You'll Bring
  • Currently pursuing a degreein Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Experience using Altium, LTspice, Matlab, Python
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs
  • Experience working with switching power supplies and LDOs, analog sense circuits, MCU and digital circuits, communications (CAN, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS485), and high voltage circuits
  • Prior experience with taking leading roles in school or university extracurricular design projects and competitions is a plus

Compensation and Benefits Benefits

As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program
Expected Compensation $20.00 - $50.00/hour + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Numbers & Facts

LocationPalo Alto, CA
Salary$20–$50 Per Hour

Skills

  • Communication Systemsunmatched
  • Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
  • Computer Firmwareunmatched
  • Digital Circuitsunmatched
  • Electrical Designunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electronic Designunmatched
  • Electronic Engineeringunmatched
  • Energy Engineeringunmatched
  • Equipment Safetyunmatched
  • Ethernetunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • High Voltage (HV)unmatched
  • I2Cunmatched
  • MATLABunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Production Testingunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microcontrollerunmatched
  • Orthodonticsunmatched
  • Payroll Taxunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)unmatched
  • Product Designunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • RS-485unmatched
  • Radio Frequencyunmatched
  • Reliability Testingunmatched
  • Stock Purchase Plansunmatched
  • Talent Managementunmatched
  • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Thermal Managementunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched
  • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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