Low Voltage Controllers Design and Test Internships - Spring/Summer 2020

Job Description

Low Voltage Controllers Design and Test

Signal Integrity / Power Integrity

Tesla is seeking an engineering intern to work with the signal integrity and power integrity team. You will be working on high-speed serial interface and parallel bus signal integrity, and/or memory, SI/PI co-design, and/or core power integrity for automotive electronic systems (autopilot, infotainment, camera system, etc.). You will also support validating signal and power integrity on the prototype and product electronic systems.

• Perform pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity simulations in package, PCB, and system level
• Bring up and validate high-speed interface signal integrity performance and power integrity (Vdroop, impedance) on prototype system
• Work with design engineers and vendors to debug and optimize the system design including PCB, package, cable harness, circuit design, etc

Minimum Requirements:

• Pursing a degree in one of the following: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related field
• Prior modeling experience with high-speed interfaces, and/or DDR, and/or high power core power integrity analysis
• Familiar with lab equipment, such as scope, TDR, VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc., and lab correlation/validation of the simulation results
• Solid understanding of transmission line theory, electromagnetic theory and/or power delivery network knowledge

IC Packaging Group

Intern will expect to contribute to the buildup-packaging infrastructure, and contribute to integrating packaging design and technology together to support our product tape out.

Minimum Requirements:

· Pursing a degree in one of the following: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or other related field. Prefer Graduate or PhD students

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Tesla is seeking an engineering intern to work with the EMC team. You will be contributing to support product design, debugging, and testing for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for current and next generation vehicle programs and working towards Tesla’s vision of fully autonomous vehicles.

Minimum Requirements:

• Pursing a degree in one of the following: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other related field
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronic design
• Hands-on for design modifications, including soldering components, assembly of wiring harnesses, and fixtures
• Experience using test and measurement equipment like oscilloscopes, signal generators, arbitrary waveform generators; it is a plus to have experience on equipment for EMC testing and troubleshooting like spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, RF amplifiers, antennas, coupling clamps, near field probes, etc.
• Experience generating detailed reports

Preferred Skills:

• Hands-on experience in debugging radiated and conducted emission issues
• Willing to get involved on debugging HW boards for finding emissions and immunity issues
• Understanding on electromagnetic theory, transmission lines, non-ideal behavior of passive components (resistor, capacitors, inductors)
• Familiar with EMC test methods for emissions and immunity
• Understanding of signal integrity for high-speed communication lines
• Exposed to simulation tools for analog, digital electronics like Spice, LT Spice, etc.
• Exposed to simulation tools for RF design like ANSYS HFSS, CST, FEKO, etc.; a plus if familiar with simulation tools used for EMC applications
• Exposed to engineering software tools like Matlab and Simulink

Electronic Circuit

• Basic design work of electronic circuits
• System debug and troubleshooting
• System measurements and validation
• Help on HW2.5/HW3.x field return and VOR FA
• Validation work for FA root cause fix
• Device evaluation for next generation Autopilot hardware system

Minimum Requirements:

• Pursing a degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience with analog and digital circuit design and PCBA
• Strong mathematics and physics background
• Proficiency with EE tools (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, etc.)
• Basic programming and scripting ability

Program Management, LV Controllers Design and Test

The Engineering Program intern is an integral part of the engineering and development team and will be responsible for assisting and executing a broad range of oversight, tracking, program goals, and owning principle objectives toward the later portion of their internship.

• Work collaboratively with engineering leads and managers to set goals and track deliverables
• Help drive and collect clear input to the project team on schedules, issues, and deliverables related to subsystem and vehicle development
• Communicate Engineering requirements between Supply Chain and Purchasing to facilitate material planning
• Drive design decisions or issues to closure while getting alignment across stakeholders
• Coordination and tracking of running changes (i.e. cost savings, field failures, etc.) for legacy programs (MS/X, M3) with design, manufacturing, and service
• Consolidate inputs from across Tesla into executive reviews highlighting risks and opportunities
• Structuring, releasing, and owning engineering bill of material (BOM) for assigned vehicle components
• Ad-hoc, MTT, Deviation documentation creation and part shipping

Minimum Requirements:

• Pursing a degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. Prefer Graduate or PhD level
• Prior program management experience
• Prior leadership experience preferred (i.e. team lead, past start up)
• Python preferred

Low Voltage Hardware

The Low Voltage Hardware team is responsible for designing the electrical “nervous system” of Tesla vehicles. We control hundreds of electrical devices including motors, sensors, switches, and LED’s to power user-facing systems such as seats, doors, HVAC, powertrain, safety, chassis, exteriors, lighting, and more.

• Work with veteran engineers to learn start-to-finish hardware ownership: specification, architecture, design, simulation, layout supervision, prototype, validation, and manufacturing circuit boards
• Collaborate with PCB layout, firmware, and reliability program management, mechanical, and EMC teams
• Thoroughly document design requirements, calculations, power budgets, etc.
• Rapidly iterate as design requirements and vehicle features mature over time

Minimum Requirements:

• Pursing a degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field
• Strong understanding of analog circuits (MOSFET’s, op-amps, switching regulators, gate drivers, etc.)
• Circuit board design and simulation (Altium and LTSPICE preferred)
• Basics of digital design (microcontrollers, I ² C, SPI, etc.)
• Proficiency with basic tools (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, signal generators, etc.)
• Knowledge of automotive design requirements (reliability, EMC., safety)
• Design for autonomous vehicles (fail-safe redundancy)
• Basic programming ability (Python preferred)

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