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Tesla Motors, Inc.

System Integration Engineer, Residential Energy

Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306

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What to Expect To ensure Tesla's overall mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy, the Tesla Energy team is bringing our world leading battery technology to the grid. Tesla is leveraging its breakthrough firmware, electronics, test, and manufacturing capability to develop and deploy grid connected storage at residential, industrial, and utility levels.

Tesla Energy is looking for an engineer who is passionate about hardware/firmware integration and validation to drive the world's transition to a sustainable future. We emphasize collaboration in our work and always encourage each other to have fun while we change the world together.

What You'll Do

Perform hardware and firmware integration of stationary energy storage systems and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology

Develop and execute test plans to validate functions, features, and system performance

Lead and own system level firmware validation, firmware regression, and firmware releases

Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure functional, performance, safety, and compliance requirements are successfully achieved

Drive continuous improvement in design and performance by providing direct and accurate feedback to design owners

Develop and maintain interface control documentation

Conduct failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for hardware and firmware failures originating in testing and from the field

Develop and maintain automated firmware tests in Python

Hands-on with system bring up and prototyping

What You'll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

2+ years of experience in hardware and firmware integration and validation

Strong electrical engineering fundamentals

Experience with Python, C, C++, Go, or equivalent experience

Hands-on experience with electrical, mechanical, and software engineering components and an understanding of how they interact in a complex product

Proficiency with basic EE tools (scopes, power analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, CAN tools)

Exceptional analytical problem-solving skills, able to identify and surface issues within complex hardware/software systems

Effective communicator and excellent attention to detail

Preferred: Experience with automatic transfer switches (ATS) or micro-grid interconnect devices (MID)

Preferred: Circuit design experience (Altium, circuit analysis, component selection, etc.)

Compensation and 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)

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

$133,440 - $292,800/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.

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