Tesla · 1 week ago
Internship, Electronic Design Engineer, Radio Frequency (Summer 2026)
PALO ALTO, California
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SpringTesla is a leading electric vehicle and clean energy company, and they are seeking an Electronic Design Engineer Intern for Summer 2026. The role involves working across various teams focusing on antenna design, audio software integration, electromagnetic compatibility, radio turner development, and wireless connectivity technologies.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Your application for the Electronic Design Engineering - Radio Frequency Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:
The Antenna team applies first-principles for the design, integration test, and production of antenna solutions in a fast paced product development environment. Connectivity is an important feature in all Tesla cars, and aim to further enhance the driving experience by providing access to features that require wireless data usage
The Audio Software team is responsible for audio system integration and quality from transducers to software. The team aims to improve the audio quality in all automotive audio features
The EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) team works on the product design, simulation, debugging, and testing for EMC for current and next generation vehicle programs and towards Tesla's vision of fully autonomous vehicles. The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) team focuses in two core functions – product design and validation for EMC. We work closely with different teams like Electrical, Mechanical, vehicle integration, harness, and homologation to achieve quality and schedule targets. For the product design, we are responsible for the aspects of Electromagnetic compatibility in the electrical and mechanical development like filtering, shielding, and ESD protection. In addition, the team covers the EMC validation at the module level and vehicle level for radio noise, ESD, Radiated Emissions, Radiated Immunity, Conducted Emissions, Conducted Immunity, and homologation for regulatory compliance
The Radio Turner team works on our on-going Radio Turner product development activities, which encompasses a wide variety of tasks. You will learn and apply the radio turner standards including architecture, hardware, software, and its function
The Wireless Connectivity team focuses on developing high quality wireless technologies on various Tesla vehicle platforms. The role involves embedded software design, development and validation of wireless telematics systems across cellular, WiFi, and Bluetooth technologies for Tesla vehicle platforms
The Wireless Hardware team helps connect vehicles to users by exploring new technologies such as UWB, WiFi, and Bluetooth. You will be responsible for designing , developing, and testing hardware systems that enable seamless communication between vehicles and users
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Degree in Electromagnetics, Radio Frequency Engineering, Antenna Design, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
Strong skills in Python/numpy, MATLAB, C/C++ or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis
Experience with radio frequency, analog, and digital circuit design
Experience with PCB design and component selection
Experience on using test and measurement equipment specially for radio frequency like spectrum analyzer, Vector Network Analyzer, oscilloscopes, signal generators, arbitrary waveform generators, etc
Data analysis, report writing, and presentation skills
Preferred
Familiarity with an EM 3D design tool is a plus
Benefits
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$20.12BKey Investors
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2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
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Chief Financial Officer
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SVP of Automotive
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