Project Engineering Intern, Utility Battery Energy Storage

The Tesla Energy Project Engineering team is responsible for the successful deployment of Tesla’s Megapack utility scale Energy Storage Systems. We’re looking for a driven, motivated, and collaborative Intern to join us to help accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

This is an opportunity with a broad technical scope, including office and site-based work. The successful applicant will gain experience in renewable energy project construction, grid connection and AEMO hold point testing.

This is a career-defining opportunity for which only exceptional candidates need apply. Such experience is highly sought-after, in a sector experiencing explosive growth and serious skill shortages.

This is a diverse role where knowledge of basic design rules, constructability, utility requirements, and engineering fundamentals is expected. Members of our team display creativity, passion, and a desire to break new ground in a constantly shifting technology landscape. Tasks may include:

- Coordination, execution, and documentation of test plans
- Preparation of equipment specifications and tendering
- Site-based construction monitoring, auditing, and quality inspections
- Fault-finding, root cause reporting, analysis of SCADA data, protection relay event records
- Balance of plant electrical subcontractor design review
- Incorporation of lessons learnt into continuous improvement of specifications, scoping documents, processes, test report templates, automations

- Completed or currently working towards a degree in a relevant program such as, Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics
- Ability to work at least 4 days/week for 6-months
- Genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Exceptional ability to apply engineering principles to real life problems
- Extreme proactive approach.  Ability to observe inefficiency and suggest ways to improve.
- Control systems knowledge and a basic understanding of power systems
- Interest in the NEM and generator connection process
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to read electrical drawings
- Extracurricular engineering activities and/or projects