Tesla is looking to solve problems related to battery pack design and safety by characterizing and developing 3D abuse models, performing thermal modeling to assess thermal runaway propagation risks, and running part design sensitivities to reduce safety risks.
Requirements
- Proficiency in STAR CCM+ or ANSYS or OpenFOAM or COMSOL
- Experience in CATIA/Solidworks (any CAD software), MATLAB or Python
- Experience in Thermal modeling, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), numerical methods, heat transfer, hands-on testing and experimental work and multi-physics simulations
Responsibilities
- Geometry cleaning and meshing in STARCCM for new battery pack architectures
- Characterize and develop 3D abuse models for cells of all form factors going into next generation battery packs
- Thermal modeling to determine risk of thermal runaway propagation in battery packs
- Run part design sensitivities to support design decisions to reduce safety risks in battery packs
- Data analysis using MATLAB to interpret and find key trends in modeling & testing results
Other
- Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Minimum of 12 weeks, full-time and on-site
- Must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site
- Students who are actively enrolled in an academic program
- Expected to start around January 2026 and continue through the Winter/Spring term (ending approximately May 2026) or continuing into Summer 2026
