Tesla · 17 hours ago
Internship, Software Machine Learning Engineer, Reliability Energy Engineering (Summer 2026)
Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerTesla is a leading company in the energy and automotive sectors, and they are seeking an intern for the Software Machine Learning Engineer role. The intern will utilize large-scale data and models to help design and validate products, impacting millions of customers through predictive modeling and data analysis.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, develop, train, and deploy predictive / control models of physical degradation, usage and system performance
Build robust, flexible and automated software tools to enable complex analysis of real-time fleet
Design scalable and reliable data pipelines to productionize and monitor both new and existing models
Answer complex questions on fleet usage and behavior to enable proactive monitoring, grow reliability, and minimize field failures
Build visualizations to effectively communicate results
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Engineering in a related field
Excellent SW skills and proficiency in writing production-quality code in Python
Excellent understanding of linear algebra, probabilistic theory, numerical optimization, and deep learning, with hands-on implementation experience
Practical experience with a low-level (C, Rust) and database (SQL) programming languages
Familiarity with PySpark and Big Data frameworks
Familiarity with CI/CD
Ability to code robust apps (potentially interfacing with data streams)
General knowledge of physics and engineering principles
Benefits
Medical plans > 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 (90 day waiting period)
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
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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