Internship, Fire Protection Engineer, Infrastructure (Summer 2024)

Tesla

Nov 10, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Engineering
Austin

Requirements

Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student with a major in Fire Protection Engineering, Process Safety Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with focus and interest in Fire Protection or Process Safety Engineering
Familiarity with the International Building Code, International Fire Code, NFPA 10, NFPA 13, NFPA 25 and NFPA 72
Experience with AutoCAD and/or Revit
Works well under pressure, cross-functionally, and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously with strict deadlines
Demonstrate strong ability to embrace and adapt to change, take initiative, showcase curiosity, learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
Experience in project management or program development is preferred
Candidate needs to be comfortable with onsite presence supporting an essential business
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment

Responsibilities

The Infrastructure Design Team is part of the Tesla EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) department, supporting various infrastructure upgrade projects for manufacturing needs.
The Fire Protection Engineering intern will engage with fire protection discipline functions. Under the mentorship of a staff fire protection engineer, the intern will undertake projects directed at specific topics such as fire alarm, automatic sprinkler systems, special hazard protection systems, hazardous material analysis, and code consultation/compliance. The intern will work cross-functionally with multiple teams (operations, EHS, production, security, external customers, contractors, and consultants) to design and execute projects.
Research building and fire code compliance solutions and create fire protection system design criteria for new production lines/materials in the facility
Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliances purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors
Support staff fire protection engineer and other team members to develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to help with performance-based design criteria to meet the intent of code
Support construction team to develop field solutions
Perform system field inspection and testing observations to ascertain installation meets all design intents

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.