Internship, Hardware Design Engineer, Silicon Development (Winter/Spring 2025)

Consider before submitting an application:
This position is expected to start around January 2025 and continue through the entire Spring/Winter term (i.e through April 2025) or into Summer 2025 if available. 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 school before applying. 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.

Multiple Locations Possible: Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX


Responsibilities
Your application for the Hardware Design Engineering - Silicon Development Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:

• The DOJO/Autopilot Physical Design team specializes in block-level implementation using industry-standard EDA tools. As an intern, you will contribute to implementing SOCs and related IPs from synthesis through tapeout. You will have the opportunity to enhance result quality and streamline workflows by developing designs in TCL, Perl, and/or Python.
• The DOJO System Hardware Design Team design complex, high-speed boards that deliver computer performance, while delivering high power to the overall system. On this team you will design SOC/Chipset components and peripherals (eMMC, flash, DDR, as well as interfaces such as I2C, UART, and SPI). You will provide power projection of end-to-end use cases for future projects and establish power targets for the end-to-end system as well as SoC cores. Be prepared to use basic programming to create and execute test plans.
• The Autopilot Silicon and Systems Validation team focuses on validating Pre and Post Silicon phases of the Autopilot Silicon and System that includes the SoC, PCBA, Firmware and Platform. They work closely with the Autopilot Firmware and the Autopilot Application Software teams to build confidence in the overall HW/SW platform that runs in the cars. This team builds validation test infrastructures that are capable of launching a variety of synthetic and use-case based tests in order to catch any hardware or firmware defects prior to production.

• The Autopilot Silicon and System Design team is responsible for designing and productizing silicon chips, ASICs, and the overall system for Tesla Autopilot. This team architects, designs, and verifies the entire system. This team is responsible for writing firmware and software drivers to communicate with the system. They are looking for interns with strong electrical engineering fundamentals, understanding of hardware-software concepts, and familiarity with PCBA design. Schematic entry and simulation, lab skills, and scripting are a must. Experience in mixed signal design, high speed signaling, or power supply design is preferred.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge of PCB manufacturing technologies, and DFM. Engage with PCB/PCBA vendors for a successful PCB fabrication/assembly
• Knowledge of system level aspects of low power and high-power design and the ability to model and analyze power at system and core level
• Familiarity with Embedded board bring-up
• Strong comfort in C, C++, Python, and/or Linux OS Scripting
• Understanding fundamentals of real-time operating system (RTOS) principles
• Experience in design, verification or validation disciplines, system/platform level debug and root cause isolation, methodology and tools

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 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
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation

$20.00 - $55.00, depending on level + cash and stock awards + 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.