Tesla · 1 week ago
Internship, Controls & Software Automation Engineer, Cell Manufacturing (Summer 2026)
Austin, TX
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerTesla is a leading electric vehicle and clean energy company, and they are seeking an intern for their Controls & Software Automation Engineer position. The intern will work with cross-functional engineering teams on Cell Manufacturing development projects, focusing on software and electrical scope, and will participate in various automation and virtual commissioning tasks.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
This role owns review of vendor electrical controls designs and against in-house Tesla electrical and safety standards, best practices and requirements
Engineers are regularly in the field troubleshooting and problem solving and implementing continuous improvement and optimization projects
Electrical Controls Engineers collaborate closely with cross functional teams to ensure controls system meets the functional and regulatory Standard
Experience selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo systems, and key electrical control components
Knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA 79, IEC 60204-1, UL508A)
Familiarity with Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, Omron, Siemens, B&R, and/or Mitsubishi
Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI - AB Panelview, Ignition, TIA/WinCC, B&R, etc.)
Field bus Networks (EtherCAT, ProfiNet, ProfiBus, Modbus, Powerlink, RS232, etc.) and OPC UA
Experience with Vision systems (Cognex, Keyence, etc.)
Develop code that is structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable
Interface equipment with Tesla production databases
Work with our controls development team on spearheading and proving, developing, integrating and automating the overall process of Virtual Commissioning
Developing 3D/2D simulation models of automated manufacturing processes and equipment
Assist in maintaining and developing new features for our production critical industrial vision processing software
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, preferably Mechatronics, Computer Science, Electrical or a related field
Basic understanding designing electrical control panels, controls system wiring and instrumentation
Experience with software development: GitHub, Splunk & Jira and working with industrial machine vision cameras
Familiarity coding Microcontrollers or PLCs in major programming language such as C/C++, C#, Go, Cpp, Java, Python, Swift, Structured Text, and/or Ladder Logic
Experience in web development languages and frameworks with JavaScript, React, Node, HTML5, CSS3, and JSON best-practices
Robust understanding of software fundamentals including software design, Git, scripting, CI/CD, algorithms, basic data structures, code modularity, and maintainability
Demonstrate a good understanding of testing concepts including white box and black box testing, regression testing, unit testing, and performance testing
Preferred
Experience with tools for virtual commissioning (iPhysics, Process Simulate, WinMOD, Maplesim, EMulate3D, EKS, etc.)
Experience with 3D CAD design software such as CATIA or SOLIDWORKS
Benefits
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
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
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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