Internship, Electronic Design Engineer, Optimus (Winter/Spring 2026)
About The Position
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. Your application for the Electronic Design Engineer Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below: The Robotic Systems Integration team, which owns the electrical and hardware design, test, and prototype for all the power electronics that go into Tesla Bot. The ensure's the product functions are successfully achieved by the integrated subsystems as they interact in the context of Tesla Bot The Robotics Low Voltage Electronic Design & Circuitry team design the electrical "nervous system" for our humanoid bi-pedal robots. You will take part in designing full robot circuitry and document requirements, calculations, design decisions, service documentation etc. You'll be exposed to various aspects of Optimus, such as controllers, sensors, actuators, battery, and harnesses
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
- Experience with analog and digital circuit design and PCBA
- Experience with PCB component selection
- Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Experience in MATLAB, Python, C/C++ or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis
- Basics of serial communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, etc.)
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
