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About Tesla

Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar roof tiles, and related products and services.

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Your role

The Tesla Energy Projects team is responsible for the successful deployment and management of Tesla’s cutting-edge Energy Systems; Powerwall, Powerpack, and Megapack. Working with internal engineering teams and external partners, the Applications Engineering team ensures the successful deployment of these products into new applications, from initial validation through productization, and assists with product issues during operations.

What You’ll Do:

• Support developing software for autonomous Utility Power Plant controllers (Industrial)
• Build Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for Industrial BESS plants.
• Define, review and refine device interfaces using industrial protocols such as Modbus and DNP3.
• Develop internal software tools and dashboards for the Service Engineering and Field Service Team.
• Collate fleet data and create analytical tables or dashboards for tracking and reporting.
• Determine the root cause of product field failures by working with the field team and engineering, software/firmware teams, and drive improvements through design, software/firmware, or manufacturing changes.
• Troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment to identify the cause of the outage and work to restore operation as quickly as possible.
• Provide support on escalated customer cases in order to minimize system downtime.

Training & development

Perform meaningful work from day one. Tesla will challenge you to take on high-impact projects, expand your technical skills and exceed your own expectations. Tesla expects interns to perform to the same level of excellence as their full-time employees—which is why Tesla often hires them back. Experience one-on-one mentorship, interactive networking events, and weekly seminars within Tesla’s exceptional community of experts. Tesla interns collaborate across disciplines, borders, and production lines to support its shared mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Benefits

Interns receive competitive compensation, one-on-one mentorship, and comprehensive healthcare. Internships also include transportation support, the ability to participate in employee stock purchase programs (when eligible), discounted merchandise, fitness programs, and more.

Work-life balance

Tesla provides employees and their families benefits like medical, dental, vision coverage, 401(k), and generous paid time off from day one. With flexible scheduling, fitness resources, and stock benefits for everyone, Tesla invests in team members to help them do their best work.

Culture & vibe

Tesla refuses to do things the way they’ve always been done. Motivated by a collective commitment to a sustainable future, we work to build an inclusive environment in which everyone—regardless of gender, race, religion, age or background—can succeed. Tesla offers a number of opportunities to find your community at Tesla with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Creating space to connect over shared interests and goals, our ERG network supports a diverse, inclusive workplace. Read more.

About you

Here’s what we are looking for in this role:

• Currently working towards a degree in a relevant program such as Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Engineering Physics
• A passion for sustainable energy
• A bias for action
• High proficiency in at least 1 programming language (Ideally Python or Golang)
• Remain engaged, proactive, and positive while solving very challenging problems
• Understanding of electromechanical system fundamentals and associated dynamics
• Proficiency in making basic electrical measurements with a multimeter
• Ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues in TCP/IP networks
• Ability to run lab tests, interpret data and draw conclusions about system performance
• This role is full-time and for a 6-month contract

Desired Competencies

• Ability to diagnose issues with electrical systems
• Experience with designing and installing electrical wiring in a lab environment
• Familiarity with Linux servers & bash/shell scripting
• Experience using Python or equivalent for data analysis on very large databases  

How to apply

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