Internship, AI Hardware Physical Design Engineer, AI Hardware (Winter/Spring 2027)

Tesla is seeking an AI Hardware Physical Design Engineering intern for its Winter/Spring 2027 internship program. The intern will support physical design, timing and electrical analysis, clock distribution, RTL modifications, and high-speed chip implementation through timing, physical, and electrical closure.

What you'll do:

• Write timing constraints, generate floor plans, and implement CTS or semi-custom clocking
• Sign off analysis including EM/IR, static timing, LEC, and LVS/DRC
• Assist in driving design blocks and SOCs from early design stage to tape out
• Read RTL, understand block micro-architecture, perform RTL modifications and prove logical equivalence as needed
• Help with design of clock distribution of high-performance chip
• Analyze distribution for skew and power supply jitter and work with timing owners to optimize
• Help with clock management logic
• Construct high-speed blocks, from synthesis, place, and route, out through timing, physical, and electrical closure to meet performance, robustness, reliability, and power targets

What they're looking for:

• - Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• - Familiarity with Embedded board bring-up
• - Strong comfort in Tcl, Python, and/or Linux OS Scripting
• - Strong understanding of static timing
• - Proficient in timing and electrical analysis in advanced nodes, including high-frequency design closure, IR drop, power, and reliability

Benefits:

• 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