Brakes Software Integration Engineer, Chassis Systems – PALO ALTO, California

Tesla

What to Expect

The Chassis Systems Team is looking for a Brakes Software Integration Engineer. The brake system is safety critical, essential for stable longitudinal and lateral controls, and provides highly available braking functions for autonomy. You will work cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, systems, and software teams to drive vehicle level and brake system software requirements. You will work with internal stakeholders like Self-Driving, Drive Motors, Low-Voltage teams, and external suppliers to implement these requirements and roll features into production. You will also interact with Homologation, Manufacturing, and Service engineering teams across continents in North America, Europe, and Asia. 

As a Brakes Software Integration Engineer, you will wear multiple hats; from writing requirements, prototyping software in-vehicle, managing supplier firmware releases, and developing test approaches for production.  You will be challenged to bridge the gap between traditional supplier software development processes and a high velocity iterative vehicle software life cycle. Come join a team of driven, hard-working, and talented engineers, to make these systems a reality. 

What You’ll Do
Own brake system components, firmware, and feature roadmaps 
Define system and component level software requirements and test criteria 
Implement interfaces, prototype vehicle software, test in-vehicle, and arrive at system functional and performance requirements 
Investigate improvements such as removing latencies, improving accuracy, improving control smoothness, increasing uptime and reliability 
Perform safety analyses, audit supplier safety posture, and ensure safety and homologate compliance of brake system software 
Represent brake system development for program decisions, escalate supplier constraints, and lead firmware development and release readiness reviews
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability 
Relevant domain experience in brake systems, chassis systems, supplier management, tier-1 automotive supplier or software management 
Experience with networked micro-controllers, CAN or other vehicle networking protocols 
Knowledge of version control (Git) and continuous integration (Jenkins) is preferred  
Experience in developing safety-critical or mission-critical software is preferred  
Experienced in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability is preferred

PALO ALTO, California

Full time

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