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Spring 2025 (Jan-May) Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics Internship

What to Expect

Tesla’s Power Electronics group is looking for a skilled and motivated electrical engineer to design and develop Power Electronics converter hardware intended to be used in Tesla powertrains and energy products.

What You’ll Do

Architect, design, build and industrialize power converter hardware for use in automotive and energy products applications
Start to finish ownership of hardware – from specification to design, prototype, reliability validation and production
Capture hardware requirements, build detailed circuit and switching models of power converters, select components, design schematics, PCB layout, build prototypes and validate hardware
Collaborate with systems architecture, mechanical, PCB layout, manufacturing, reliability, and firmware engineering teams to successfully design, test, validate and manufacture power converters for Tesla products
Architecture and modeling of new power electronics topologies that have superior performance

What You’ll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Relevant hands-on hardware experience in design and industrialization of power converter products
Understanding of power converter topologies – both theory and practical design
Experience with high voltage power semiconductor selection (IGBTs, Si/SiC/GaN MOSFET’s, and Diodes), design of gate drive and analog/digital sensing circuits
Understanding of the theory and application of magnetics (inductors, transformers) and capacitors (film, ceramic and electrolytic) for high voltage and high frequency power conversion
Understanding of switching waveforms, semi-conductor loss mechanisms and experience with loss modeling
Familiar with schematic capture and power converter circuit simulation tools and proficiency with basic EE tools (Oscilloscopes, Network analyzers, Signal Generators etc.) and test automation programming
PCB layout for minimal stray inductance/capacitance, component placement strategies for better manufacturability, power/signal plane definition and EMC optimization
Knowledge in environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for Automotive, Industrial & Residential applications
Knowledge of basic control theory and experience with embedded programming, awareness of UL and CE electrical safety requirements and EMC requirements relevant to the design of power converters