Internship, Analysis Engineering, Battery CAE (Summer 2024)

Tesla

Feb 9, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Engineering
Palo Alto

Requirements

Currently pursuing Graduate Degree (Masters or PhD) in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related fields (Bachelors students with strong fundamentals are also considered)
Solid understanding of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Modeling, Multiphase flows, Conjugate Heat Transfer, and Reacting Flows
Background in Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flows, Gas Dynamics, Thermodynamics, and Phase Change processes.
Experience with CFD tools such as ANSYS-FLUENT, STAR CCM+, COMSOL, etc
Any experience in LS-DYNA, ANSA, ABAQUS is a plus
MATLAB, Simulink, or Python experience for building physics-based 1D models is preferred
Experience in HV battery design, thermal management, battery cooling technologies, thermal runaway of Li-ion battery cells, battery safety, and energy storage systems
Experience with thermal and electro-chemical modeling of Lithium-ion battery cells is a plus
Experience in combustion modeling, high speed reactive flows, and chemical kinetics
Research experience in fire dynamics, battery fires, and material flammability is a plus

Responsibilities

Create CAE, CFD, and thermal models of the cell, battery, and vehicles to solve various engineering problems and design challenges
Provide support to design and manufacturing teams based on modelling results
Perform advanced coupled multi-physics simulations to evaluate and enhance cell, battery, and vehicle performance
Post process complex numerical models and create detailed and concise technical presentations
Perform post-test reviews and corroborate the CAE and CFD predictions to test results
Guide performance validation by helping with test planning, steup design and development, instrumentation, execution, root cause analysis, and data processing

Tesla

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Automotive

Industry

10,001+

Employees

2003

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles in addition to renewable energy generation and storage. California-based Tesla is committed to having the best-in-class in safety, performance, and reliability in all Tesla cars. There are currently over 275,000 Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles on the road worldwide. To achieve a sustainable energy future, Tesla also created infinitely scalable energy products: Powerwall, Powerpack and Solar Roof. As the world’s only vertically integrated energy company, Tesla continues to innovate, scale and reduce the costs of commercial and grid-scale systems, with the goal of ultimately getting us to 100% renewable energy grids.