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 next generation power converters for residential energy storage/solar/charging systems
Lead and own hardware design and control validation, board debug, root-cause analysis and hardware/firmware mitigations
Develop and execute test plans to validate functions, features, and system performance
Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure functional, performance, and safety requirements are successfully achieved 
Conduct failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing and from the field
Drive continuous improvement in design and performance by providing direct and accurate feedback to design owners
Debug and fix hardware and firmware issues on complex, high power/high voltage products  
Hands-on with hardware bring up and prototyping
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, or equivalent experience 
3+ years of experience in electronic hardware integration and power converter design/testing
In-depth understanding of HV power electronic components (active and passive) and expertise in developing associated characterization/validation testing methods
Strong understanding of device characteristics, gate driving circuit design, thermal design, magnetics design (inductors, transformers), power electronics topologies (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC), modulation schemes, and control theories
Experience with Altium or other schematic entry and PCB layout software
Experience with Python, C, C++
Proficiency with basic EE tools (scopes, network 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 inverters, batteries, and solar PV arrays

Palo Alto, California

Full time