The candidate must be currently pursuing a BS or MS in a relevant engineering program, proficient in Python and C/C++ or other integration software languages, experienced in electronic circuits and analysis, and knowledgeable in embedded systems and communication protocols. Familiarity with wireless networks, vehicle dynamics, and hands-on technical debugging is a plus, along with an understanding of hardware and software development processes.

The Integration Engineer Intern at Tesla will provide cross-functional support in developing and integrating firmware for new vehicle components, conducting system-level validation, debugging issues, reviewing source code, and creating prototype test setups and software tools to improve productivity.

Software Engineering

Engineering

United States

San Francisco

Large

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.

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Tesla

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


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Engineers are responsible for overall functionality and performance of body controls systems throughout the product life cycle, including: doors, trunk, frunk, windows, seating, lighting, mirrors, wipers, heaters, steering wheel controls, and other actuators and sensors.Low Voltage Power: Low Voltage Power systems integration engineers within the vehicle software organization work side by side with various cross-functional teams to lead the design and development of low voltage power distribution, network management and low voltage battery management systems. Our engineers are leading new technology development for the next generations of Tesla vehicles and are responsible for overall functionality and performance of low voltage power distribution systems throughout product life cycle.Brakes Integration: Brakes integration engineers coordinate with suppliers and multiple internal teams to develop the brakes actuation system and sensure compatibility with the rest of the vehicle. System functions include boosting driver pedal inputs, performing autonomous braking, and executing anti-lock brake and stability controls. Engineers are responsible for all aspects of the braking system and will touch a wide range of topics including inter-ECU communication interfaces, manufacturing and service procedures, bench testing, and in-vehicle tuning.Chassis Controls: The Chassis Controls team is responsible for in-house traction and stability control development. This team encompasses everything from embedded software development to in-vehicle development and validation at test sites to simulation and vehicle dynamics.Factory Firmware: The Factory Firmware Team is focused on software and integration engineering in support of manufacturing and new product introduction. This will include projects to create or improve integration tools, as well as tasks to investigate vehicle software improvements in the manufacturing environment. It is important that this person is excited about learning new skills and systems and has strong collaboration skills. Thermal Systems manage the temperature of critical powertrain systems like the battery, drive units and charger. Tesla has developed very sophisticated industry leading thermal management systems for our vehicles and this role will focus on heating and cooling of the powertrain and cabin to deliver peak performance and efficiency. The thermal system integration engineer will lead initiatives to make the system more robust and fault tolerant, introduce new hardware pedigrees, enable new features, increase performance and refine the overall system.Drive Systems encompasses all aspects of safe and precise torque production. This includes integration of autopilot features such as adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking, smooth and safe application of power to the wheels, hill hold and one pedal driving, thermal management and the overall mapping of drive power request to motor power. The drive systems integration engineer will be responsible for ensuring firmware maturity for new hardware introductions.Charging & Power Conversion devices enable our vehicles to convert AC power from the grid to high voltage DC for charging the battery. The charging system must do this efficiently and reliably in any region of the world under a wide variety of conditions. It must also coordinate with Tesla energy storage systems as part of an holistic energy management strategy. This area of responsibility also includes power conversion devices such as the vehicle's DCDC converter that provides low voltage power to operate all of the electronic devices in the vehicle. Finally, high power DC charging through Tesla's global supercharging network or 3rd party stations is a critical enabler for broad electric vehicle adoption. This role will also lead initiatives to optimize DC fast charging and improve the customer experience.Battery Management Systems are comprised of the controllers and firmware that monitor the battery, ensure it is delivering the most power and energy possible while maximizing capacity retention over life. BMS integration engineers are responsible for the performance of algorithms that predict available power and energy, and functions that ensure optimal charging, effective thermal management and high voltage safety monitoring.

Internship, Integration Engineer, Vehicle Firmware (Winter/Spring 2024) - Palo Alto

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