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Controls Design Engineering Internship (m/f/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Tesla 🇩🇪 15537 Grünheide (Mark), Germany

Onsite $60,000 - $80,000 Contract Intern

The intern will support the design, documentation, and implementation of building automation and industrial control systems. They will collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to optimize systems for safe and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design and documentation of building automation systems (BAS), including HVAC, electrical, life-safety interfaces, and energy management systems
  • Take part in creating and reviewing: Controls schematics and wiring diagrams, I/O point lists, sequences of operation, network and architecture diagrams
  • Participate in controls standards development and design best practices for large facilities
  • Support integration of PLCs, DDC controllers, sensors, actuators, and VFDs
  • Assist with system testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities (field or simulated)
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, construction, facility management, manufacturing and IT
  • Analyze system performance data and support continuous improvement and energy optimization initiatives

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering or related field
  • Basic understanding of control systems fundamentals (PID, feedback loops, control logic)
  • Familiarity with HVAC systems (air handlers, chillers, boilers, VAVs, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar drafting tools
  • Strong analytical mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

  • Hands-on exposure to large-scale facilities, mission-critical systems, and advanced automation strategies
  • Opportunity to work with a talented team of engineers and technicians
  • Chance to contribute to the design and implementation of building automation systems

Key Skills

Control systems fundamentals HVAC systems AutoCAD EPLAN Drafting tools Analytical mindset Communication Collaboration Problem-solving Building automation systems Industrial control systems PLCs DDC controllers Sensors Actuators VFDs System testing Troubleshooting Commissioning Energy management Energy optimization

About Tesla

Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable abundance. To achieve our mission, we're building a world powered by solar, enabled by battery storage and transported by electric vehicles. We’re committed to hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline. Headquartered in Texas, we operate six huge, vertically integrated factories across three continents. With over 100,000 employees, our teams take a first-principles approach to designing, building, selling and servicing our products in-house. Our world-class teams operate with a non-conventional philosophy of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Each member of the team is expected to challenge and to be challenged, to create, and to innovate. We’re tackling the world’s most difficult and important problems—and we wouldn’t succeed without our shared passion for making the world a better place.

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