Internship, Electrical Design Engineer, Vehicle Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

Tesla is a leading electric vehicle and clean energy company, and they are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer Intern for their Vehicle Engineering team. The intern will work on designing and developing critical components for Tesla's automotive and energy products, collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure high-quality designs and innovative solutions.

What you'll do:

• Design state-of-the-art Battery Management Boards (BMBs) & High-Voltage-Controller (HVC) printed circuit boards (PCBs) for Tesla’s lineup of automotive and energy products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design BMBs & HVCs from concept to mass production
• Contribute new technology ideas, design proof of concepts, and be responsible for end-to-end ownership of best-in-class BMB & HVC designs across our vehicle and energy product lineup
• Push the boundaries of lighting, switches and haptics technology
• Design, simulate, implement, and debug systems and circuits used in Tesla vehicles and related HWs
• Experiment with and develop novel solutions to the myriad of complex electrical problems in interior systems
• Work closely with cross functional hardware and software engineers on exploration and definition of advanced systems
• Own the electrical design from prototype to production
• Deliver component designs to ensure the system-level performance of the industry’s highest production volume traction inverters

What they're looking for:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Familiarity in test equipment such as impedance analyzer, oscilloscope, network analyzer, probing techniques, power supplies and multimeters
• Familiarity in a major programming language such as C++, Python, Matlab, LTSpice, Altium
• Used at least one PCB design software as part of academic project or coursework
• Proven interest in electrical design engineering through extracurricular activities, academic projects, passion projects, or equivalent experiences (proven automotive or sustainability interest is a plus)
• Strong understanding of analog, digital circuit design and high voltage power electronics design
• Excellent grasp of engineering fundamentals
• Genuine curiosity and willingness to understand how our products are designed, built and how they operate
• Eagerness to collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams while able to work independently; detail-oriented and execution focused
• Experience with low voltage or high voltage and/or high frequency power domain is a plus
• Experience with modeling and simulation, test automation, scripting and data analysis
• Experience with working in a lab setting and having used modern measurement techniques is a plus

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