November 19, 2024

Electrical Test Engineer, Sensors & Cameras, Semi

Mid • On-site

$80,000 - $174,000/yr

Palo Alto, CA

What to Expect
We are a diverse, enthusiastic, and growing team of multi-disciplined engineers that further Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy by demonstrating the functionality, performance, and durability of low voltage electronic systems (LVES) hardware. We get the opportunity to work on a variety of different development programs, and we often step outside of our normal role to support the fast-paced environment.


Your job is to collaborate with teams across Tesla to ensure these products meet our high reliability standards. Your responsibilities span across the entire development cycle - from working alongside Design Teams during initial conceptualization, to final sign-off with data driven demonstrated reliability. We are the knowledge holders of how to properly validate the products and work cross-functionally throughout the organization to ensure proper scope and timely execution are achieved. 

What You’ll Do
  • Your job is to become a product expert, figure out how components could fail and drive changes
  • Design, build, and modify test fixtures and other equipment to support test execution
  • Work with the Design team to understand their concerns, design and execute a test to validate a failure mode
  • Work with the Reliability team, to perform accelerated lifetime tests and improve product reliability
  • Develop and maintain automation-focused test software to streamline execution, data collection and data analysis
  • Manage tests from setup through execution. Coordinate test resources and own validation schedules to communicate status with program managers
  • Collaborate with test technicians to perform component validation
What You’ll Bring
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechatronics/Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent mechanical and electrical first principles skills, experience with coding. Demonstrated interdisciplinary skill is a plus
  • Familiarity with coding, preferably in Python, for interacting with hardware and test automation
  • Experience working with different sensors like temperature, humidity, pressure, touch etc. Knowledge of how they work, and how to interact with them
  • Experience with lab and test equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, o-scopes, DMM's, lathe, mill etc.), ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
  • Bonus: Design or modelling experience with CAD software like CATIA/Solidworks
  • Bonus: Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN or LIN Bus
  • Eagerness to be hands-on, understand how to interact with a system and automate repeatable tasks. Dive for efficiency and hate seeing someone spend time on something that a script, fixture or a robotic system could do better
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program

    Expected Compensation

    $80,000 - $174,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.