{"id":17961,"date":"2026-02-09T13:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tesla-internship-thermal-controls-engineer-vehicle-controls-winter-spring-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:45:31","slug":"tesla-internship-thermal-controls-engineer-vehicle-controls-winter-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/jobs\/tesla-internship-thermal-controls-engineer-vehicle-controls-winter-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla &#8211; Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter\/Spring 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\r\n  :root\r\n  *\r\n  body\r\n  a\r\n  .container\r\n  .hero\r\n  .heroTop\r\n  h1\r\n  .sub\r\n  .tags\r\n  .tag\r\n  .ctaRow\r\n  .btn\r\n  .btn:hover\r\n  .btnPrimary\r\n  .btnGhost\r\n  .note\r\n\r\n  .grid\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  .card\r\n  .cardPad\r\n  .sticky\r\n  @media (max-width: 980px) }\r\n\r\n  h2\r\n  p\r\n  .muted\r\n  .list\r\n  .list li\r\n  .split\r\n  @media (max-width: 540px) }\r\n\r\n  .kv\r\n  .kv:first-child\r\n  .k\r\n  .v\r\n  .section\r\n  .callout\r\n  .footer\r\n  .divider\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"hero\" aria-labelledby=\"job-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"heroTop\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <h1 id=\"job-title\">Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter\/Spring 2026)<\/h1>\r\n      <div class=\"sub\">Tesla \u00b7 Automotive, Electric Vehicle<\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tags\" aria-label=\"Key details\">\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udccd Palo Alto, CA<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83c\udfe2 On Site<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"tag\">\ud83d\udcb0 $36.06-$56.12 \/hr<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"ctaRow\">\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/careers\/internships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Internship details\">\r\n  <div>\r\n    <article class=\"card\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>About this internship<\/h2>\r\n        <div class=\"html-block\">\r\n          <p>Tesla is hiring an Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls for Winter\/Spring 2026 in Palo Alto, CA, and the role is on-site. You\u2019ll likely support vehicle thermal controls work that involves heat transfer and thermodynamics across components such as pumps, radiators, and refrigerant systems. Candidates are expected to be pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical, or a related field, with a foundation in dynamic system modeling and control systems analysis.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n\r\n    <article class=\"card\" style=\"margin-top:18px;\">\r\n      <div class=\"cardPad section\">\r\n        <h2>Qualifications<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"split\">\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Required<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical, or related field<\/li>\n<li>Strong fundamentals of heat-transfer and thermodynamics, devices like pumps, radiators, refrigerant systems, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Background in dynamic system modeling, linear systems analysis, observers and state-estimation, and first principles design and analysis of control systems<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h2 class=\"muted\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-top:0;\">Nice to have<\/h2>\r\n            <ul class=\"list\">\r\n              <li>Comfort applying first-principles reasoning to thermal and fluid systems when evaluating control behavior.<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to building and interpreting dynamic models to inform control design decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with linear systems concepts such as stability, feedback, and state-space representations.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of observers and state-estimation concepts and when they may be useful in a controls context.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to clearly document assumptions, units, and results when working through thermodynamics and heat-transfer problems.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"callout\">\r\n          <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;padding-left:0;padding-top:0;\">How to stand out (TUN tip)<\/h2>\r\n          <div class=\"html-block muted\">\r\n            <p>Before applying, prepare 2\u20133 brief examples from coursework or projects that show heat-transfer\/thermodynamics work and a separate example that highlights dynamic system modeling or control analysis. In your resume, name the specific thermal devices you\u2019ve analyzed (e.g., pumps, radiators, refrigerant systems) and summarize what you modeled or estimated and what outcome it supported.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/article>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <aside class=\"card sticky\" aria-label=\"Overview\">\r\n    <div class=\"cardPad\">\r\n      <h2 style=\"padding-left:0px;\">Overview<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Company<\/div><div class=\"v\">Tesla<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Industry<\/div><div class=\"v\">Automotive, Electric Vehicle<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Location<\/div><div class=\"v\">Palo Alto, CA<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Work model<\/div><div class=\"v\">On Site<\/div><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"kv\"><div class=\"k\">Pay<\/div><div class=\"v\">$36.06-$56.12 \/hr<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"btn btnPrimary\" style=\"width:100%;justify-content:center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/careers\/internships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        Apply on company site \u2197\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/aside>\r\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls (Winter\/Spring 2026) Tesla \u00b7 Automotive, Electric Vehicle \ud83d\udccd Palo Alto, CA \ud83c\udfe2 On Site \ud83d\udcb0 $36.06-$56.12 \/hr Apply on company site \u2197 About this internship Tesla is hiring an Internship, Thermal Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls for Winter\/Spring 2026 in Palo Alto, CA, and the role is on-site. 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