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Tesla

Test Engineer, Power Electronics, Semi

Tesla, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306

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What To Expect We are looking to hire entry and early-career Electrical Test and Senior Test Engineers focused on Power Electronics for our Hardware Testing team. As a Power Electronics Test Engineer, you will work with a passionate and multi‑disciplinary group of engineers while learning how to build and use hardware, firmware, and software solutions to validate Tesla Power Electronics products to rigorous internal and automotive‑industry standards. We are interested in diverse candidates with 0‑5 years of relevant experience, and we will prioritize curious and driven engineers with strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

What You'll Do

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

What You'll Bring

Basic working knowledge of Analog, Digital, and Power Electronics Circuits, general knowledge in Power Electronics, DCDC or DCAC Converters, High Voltage Circuits, Motor Drive/Control Circuit, Sensing circuits, and Microcontrollers is preferred

Working experience with electrical test equipment (such as multimeters, DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generator) and hand tools and power tools

Familiar with an object‑oriented coding language and scripting (Python, MATLAB, etc.), experience in Python and data visualization is preferred

Comfort with EDA software of Altium, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle or equivalent. Working knowledge of mechanical CAD software of SolidWorks, CATIA or equivalent is preferred

Basic understanding of Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Fluids, Heat Transfer, Measurement and Instrumentation, and Linear Circuits

Formal or informal experience with one or more of the following is preferred: 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 is preferred

Comfort with balancing competing priorities and timelines and aligning those prioritizations with cross‑functional team

An appetite for technical problem solving

Benefits

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 $80,000 - $204,000/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.

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