Grid Compliance Test Engineer Intern - Energy Engineering

Job Description

Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start January 2027 and continue through the entire Winter/Spring term (i.e through April/May 2027) or into Summer 2027 if available. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships.

International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their manager, mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team’s success. 

The Tesla Energy Compliance team is looking for a Compliance Test Engineer to support the global deployment of grid interactive, grid support and micro-grid inverters.

In this role you’ll be responsible for grid certifications, ranging from identifying market entry requirements through design consultancy, certification and permitting. Participating in code development groups to advance industry standards while removing technical barriers to facilitate the deployment of innovative product technologies. 

Location: Fremont, CA

Job Responsibilities

• Run test cases on Tesla energy products for grid and safety compliance. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to troubleshoot the EUT and prepare alternative solutions, negotiate testing scope and pass/fail criteria with NRTLs while meeting project timeline and safe work practices
• Testing for inverters, converters & battery modules for product certification
• Setup test configuration hardware and firmware, post process test results and submit results to certification body
• Propose and implement process improvement opportunities to facilitate testing and certification process
• Create configuration file for each country/utility to meet grid compliance requirements
• Write Compliance Product Design Requirements (CPDR) summarizing grid and/or safety compliance requirements for design team to achieve compliance
• Support product registrations and permitting applications
• Consultant to engineering design teams
• Research new market entry requirements
• Represent Tesla on code and committee groups to aid in renewable code advancement and feed upcoming requirements to internal stakeholders for early adoption
• Track codes, standards and regulatory changes and forward plan
• Serve as an expert resource for the compliance test engineers
• Work with NRTLs to achieve product compliance (Plan and manage NRTLs)

Job Requirements

• Pursuing a Degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics, or related field
• Experience taking a solar power and energy storage systems through a certification process
• Experience with ac/dc power supplies, lab measuring equipment
• Experienced in grid interactive and grid support standards
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Attention to detail and ability to navigate/interpret ambiguity of standards
• Proven track record in renewable product certifications
• Highly experienced in global grid interaction/support codes and standards
• High voltage/power experience
• Experience with LabVIEW, Yokogawa, Dewetron or other data acquisition and analyzer tools, grid simulator, RLC load bank and communication interfaces