Tesla · 1 month ago
Staff Sensor Hardware Engineer, Motion Sensing
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$124K/yr - $240K/yr
3+ years expTesla is seeking a Staff Sensor Hardware Engineer specializing in motion sensing technologies. The role focuses on developing motion sensing for full-self driving, vehicle control, and safety features, while overseeing the performance of the sensing system throughout its product life cycle.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Specification generation: distill sensor product requirements into constraints and actionable engineering systems design discussions
Collaboration: lead cross-functional sensor design discussions with electrical, software, supply chain, manufacturing, thermal, mechanical and service teams
Architecture definition: translate sensor design discussions into architecture and design documents in the form of system block diagrams, functional and performance requirements; define hardware and software interfaces
Schematic & PCB Layout: Collaborate with board designers to review schematics and guide layout from motion-sensing perspective and perform bring-up and validations
BOM definition: work with the supply chain team to ensure components will meet performance, cost & manufacturing requirements
Prototyping: support early sensor prototype development to de-risk new technologies
Hardware Validation: generate/execute bench-level motion sensing validation plans; work with other electrical engineers to validate the electrical and EMC performance; work with reliability team to qualify the performance over various lifetime conditions
Production: work with manufacturing team and test team to define manufacturing process and test coverage to achieve high-volume mass production with high yield
Feature Validation: define feature readiness milestones and qualification criteria; develop data collection and analysis pipeline at all stages of the project
Service & Improvement: work with software team and service team to monitor the feature and sensing performance, develop the triage and failure analysis workflow and investigate improvement opportunities from all aspects
Qualification
Required
3+ years of industry experience in motion sensing
Deep understanding of motion sensing in terms of sensor physics, feature development and integration challenges
Fundamental knowledge of sensor physics, circuit design, analog analysis and statistics
Hands-on experience in system-level design, architecture, characterization and validation
Proven cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills
Ability to present risk/performance analysis and recommendations to cross-functional teams including execs
Serve as the central point-of-contact of a given sensing system for any issues during development or deployment
Understand and highlight impacts of hardware, software, or process changes
Understand and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency in MATLAB
Proficiency in data visualization and statistical analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in high-volume mass production
Experience in working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
Preferred
Experience in physical simulation tools (eg. ANSYS)
Experience in circuit simulation tools (eg. SPICE)
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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