Internship, Actuator Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla Bot (Summer 2025)
Tesla Palo Alto
Consider before submitting an application:
This position is expected to start around May 2025 and continue through the Summer term (approximately August 2025) or into Fall 2025 if available and there is an opportunity to do so. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site, for most internships.Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships.
International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.
During your internship for the Optimus Actuator Design Team at Tesla, you will be working on interesting new robotic electromechanical actuator designs that power Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot. We are seeking driven and accomplished engineering student candidates who are willing to work in-person in Palo Alto, California and will thrive in a fast paced and engaging design environment.The internship will give you the possibility to become a full-time member of the Tesla team.
- CAD design of actuator components
- Prototype assembling and testing
- Python and Matlab test script and actuator model development
- Excellent CAD skills in (CATIA or Solidworks)
- Mechanical design experience, both in part optimization and design for manufacturing (design, drawings, GD&T)
- Experience with FEA based part design and optimization
- Python/Matlab knowledge, both in data structure management, UI development, symbolic equations, and iterative solvers
- Handy, with previous machining/shop experience / 3D printed part design experience
- Hands on actuator and component (motor, gear, sensors) testing
- Problem solving with first principles thinking
- Experience in Robotics is preferred
- Experience in Control Theory with basic understanding of motor and motion control is preferred
- Curious and communicative
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