RTL Design Graduate Intern
Tesla · Posted Nov 3
Electric vehicles, solar panels, and integrated clean energy storage solutions
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About the role
The Tesla AI Hardware team designs and develops advanced AI inference chips tailored to accelerate Tesla's machine learning capabilities, powering the neural networks behind Full Self-Driving (FSD) and the Tesla humanoid robot Optimus. The team creates custom silicon and optimized architectures for AI-driven automotive and energy solutions. This intern role focuses on industry-leading AI accelerators, implementing and documenting microarchitecture specifications, defining system-level functional requirements, and delivering high-quality RTL design to achieve project targets.
What you will do
- Micro-architecture specification and design.
- Deliver Performance, Area and Power-efficient RTL design.
- Specification, microarchitecture, and RTL design of complex subsystems and SOC.
- Work with the architecture and software teams to achieve design targets.
- Balance performance, power, safety, and cost requirements.
- Trade-off functional, physical and performance requirements.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including implementation, verification, and performance engineers.
- Design for synthesis.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- High performance (low latency, high bandwidth) design techniques
- Area and power-efficient complex RTL design
- Low power microarchitecture techniques
- Verilog RTL logic design.
- Experience with simulators and waveform debug tools.
- Knowledge of logic design principles, including timing and power implications.
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Fresh Graduates are welcome
Preferred qualifications
- Relevant internship experience is a plus
- Familiarity with relevant IEEE standards and hardware interfaces is a plus.
- Experience with high speed SERDES or SOC design is a plus.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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