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Vehicle Hardware - Thermal Engineering Internship (Summer 2021)

Job Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Palo Alto, California
Req. ID	77027
Job Type	Full-time

The Role

Different thermal teams at Tesla are looking for motivated students with background in thermal sciences.

These teams are responsible for thermal management of multiple components across Tesla platforms (from silicon to vehicle to datacenters).

We prefer our interns to stay for a minimum of 8 months, however, other arrangements may be considered for motivated and exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities

Test and validation
Benchtop Vehicle level
Data analysis and providing summary reports

Requirements

Strong understanding of fundamentals of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
Undergraduate students: demonstration of interest in the above fields through projects, and research experience
Graduate students: research work should be in a relevant field
Ability to work independently and take initiatives
Ability to break complex engineering problems into smaller problems that can be solved based on first principles