Tesla · 1 month ago
Test Engineer, Power Electronics, Semi
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $204K/yr
0+ years expTesla is seeking entry and early-career Electrical Test and Senior Test Engineers focused on Power Electronics for their Hardware Testing team. The role involves designing and automating testing equipment, performing validation and reliability testing, and collaborating with various engineering disciplines to drive product development and improvement.
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Responsibilities
Design, build, instrument, and automate testing equipment for electrical, thermal, and mechanical testing
Work together with Design Engineers, Reliability scientists, Material scientists, Quality, and Service to identify failure modes and generate design validation and reliability test plans
Perform component-level, system-level, and vehicle-level validation and reliability testing, simulating realistic and accelerated dynamic and environmental conditions
Collaborate with test technicians as peers to achieve test objectives
Investigate Power Electronics assembly and subassembly failures to drive product development and test improvement
Identify and execute experiments targeting new technologies or critical failures
Interface and simulate complex vehicular systems to validate firmware/hardware interactions
Create novel ways to apply skills learned in the test lab to benefit vehicle products
Qualification
Required
0-5 years of relevant experience
Strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Basic working knowledge of Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics Circuits
Working experience with electrical test equipment (such as multimeters, DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generator) and hand tools and power tools
Basic understanding of Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Fluids, Heat Transfer, Measurement and Instrumentation, and Linear Circuits
Comfort with balancing competing priorities and timelines and aligning those prioritizations with cross-functional team
An appetite for technical problem solving
Preferred
General knowledge in Power Electronics, DCDC or DCAC Converters, High Voltage Circuits, Motor Drive/Control Circuit, Sensing circuits, and Microcontrollers
Familiar with an object-oriented coding language and scripting (Python, MATLAB, etc.)
Experience in Python and data visualization
Comfort with EDA software of Altium, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle or equivalent
Working knowledge of mechanical CAD software of SolidWorks, CATIA or equivalent
Formal or informal experience with one or more of the following: Automotive components or systems, or vehicles in general, physical testing and analysis of electrical, thermal, or mechanical systems, any form of automation (manufacturing, robotics, testing, personal hobbies, etc.)
Experience creating and executing design validation plans and test methods to validate performance requirements
Benefits
Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
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 (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
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Chief Financial Officer
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