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Tesla

Staff Electronic Engineer, Inverter

Tesla, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306

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The Drive Inverter team designs the power electronics that move Tesla’s cars - quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Delivering hundreds of kilowatts of power from the battery to the motor, the drive inverter integrates high voltage power electronics, low voltage circuits, controls, functional safety, thermal management, and mechanical packaging. Electronic Design Engineers on the Drive Inverter team deliver component designs to ensure the system-level performance of the industry’s highest production volume traction inverters.

What You\'ll Do

End-to-end ownership of new inverter PCBA designs including specifications, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring up, validation, and overseeing reliability and functional testing

Collaboration with cross functional teams (mechanical, firmware, test, reliability etc.) to see products through high volume manufacturing

Design and execute high voltage and high current validation of new inverter designs

Debug complex component interactions at the vehicle level

What You\'ll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 5+ years of professional experience or equivalent experience

Minimum 8 years of related industry experience, with experience managing direct reports or leading a small team

Digital and analog circuit design, including high voltage circuits or power supply design

Printed circuit board design (we use Altium) and initial bring-up: debugging, soldering, wiring, mechanical assembly

Familiarity with embedded firmware, microcontrollers and their peripherals, python scripting or similar

Familiarity with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies

Power semiconductors (MOSFETs, IGBTs, electric motors, thermal design, and/or mechanical design

Automotive networking (CAN, LIN, Ethernet)

Basic control theory, including importance of sensor bandwidths, filtering

Automation of lab equipment (GPIB/SCPI/VISA)

Benefits Compensation Expected Compensation: $118,320 - $273,480/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.

Job Details

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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