Internship, Reliability Electronics Design Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla Motors, Inc. 20 - 50 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Sep 19, 2026

What to Expect Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start January 2027 and continue through the entire Winter/Spring term (i.e through April/May 2026) or into Summer 2027 ifavailable. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks,full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site,for most internships.

International Students:

If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your schoolbeforeapplying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year. 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 are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team's success. We are looking for an exceptional electronics design engineer to join Tesla's Energy Reliability team as an intern. This role follows the lifecycle of the product from concept to design, development, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in confirmation and grows exceptional product performance at every stage. The role will be focused mostly oncritical electronics circuit design, and power electronics circuit design validation using electrical hardware design, control, and firmware skills to improve design for reliability engineering products in industrial and residential products. Having hands-on testing with power electronics systems and HV circuit designs are needed.

Location:

Palo Alto, CA What You'll Do

Creating customized product design to understand electrical and thermal limits for critical failure modes

Design of advanced electrical architecture, electronics circuits, processorselectionand integration to enhance automation of electrical reliability testengineer

Root cause analysis for advanced power electronics circuits, and collaboration in design and manufacturing of existing and future product

Thoroughly document design requirements, calculations, power budgets, etc.

Come up with validation plan and verify all the features and interfaces across corners

Lead and executing of corner case subsystems andcomponenttests for detailed modeling andprovidingdesign guidelines What You'll Bring

Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering, Physicsor related field

Demonstrated depth in Printed Circuit Board design, and experience in high performance processors, andmicrocontrollers

Good understanding of digital, and analogue circuits and hands-on experience in switching mode power circuits

Demonstrated ability to deconstruct complex test scenarios with good logic and analytics and root-causing correlation problems

Proven ability to develop reliability tests, including environmental, mechanical, and electrical stress testing, is highly preferred

Basic programming and scripting ability, andExcellent teamwork/interpersonal skills

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 + 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.