About the role#
This is a full-time, on-site internship based in Palo Alto, California. You will work on safety-critical battery pack architectures, focusing on thermal modeling and abuse testing. This role is open for the Winter and Summer 2027 terms. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site for a minimum of 12 weeks.
What you'll do#
- Perform geometry cleaning and meshing in STAR-CCM+ for new battery pack designs.
- Develop 3D abuse models for various cell form factors used in future battery packs.
- Conduct thermal modeling to assess the risk of thermal runaway propagation.
- Run design sensitivity analyses to inform safety-focused engineering decisions.
- Use MATLAB to analyze data, interpret results, and identify trends from testing and modeling efforts.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Mechanical Engineering degree or a related field.
- Proficiency in thermal modeling, heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, and multi-physics simulations.
- Experience with numerical methods and hands-on experimental work.
- Technical skills in STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, OpenFOAM, or COMSOL.
- Experience with CAD software such as CATIA or Solidworks, plus programming skills in MATLAB or Python.
Location & details#
- Location: Palo Alto, California.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Duration: Winter 2027 and Summer 2027 terms.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
About Tesla
Tesla produces electric vehicles, battery storage systems, and solar energy products. Founded in 2003, the company operates six vertically integrated factories across three continents. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and employs over 10,000 people. The organization designs, manufactures, sells, and services its products internally.
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