What to ExpectTo ensure Tesla’s overall mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, the Tesla Energy team is working to revolutionize modern electric vehicle charging. Tesla is leveraging its breakthrough firmware, electronics, test, and manufacturing capability to develop and deploy level 1-3 charging equipment across the globe, and we need your help to do it.   Tesla Energy is looking for an automation engineer who is passionate about automated validation of software, hardware, and mechanical design 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 automation platform design for hardware and firmware integration of next generation Tesla electric vehicle charging equipment (EVSE’s) Create and execute new hardware and firmware feature test plan with automation sequence and detailed post analysis Python code development and embedded firmware validation in C, C++ Identify, escalate, and resolve issues with hardware and firmware during system bring-up, performance, and safety tests Use dashboard and jenkins jobs to monitor and execute automation actions within the team’s test stations, as well as monitor said stations’ health Troubleshoot failures within automated test setups, and implement fixes quickly What You’ll Bring Hands-on experience with software automation development mechanical, electrical, and software engineering components and an understanding of how they interact in complex products Exceptional analytical problem solving skills, able to identify and surface issues within complex HW/SW systems Effective communicator and excellent attention to detail Remain engaged, proactive and positive in tough circumstances, owning assignments and taking full accountability Preferred: fluent with Python, embedded microprocessor design process: compilers, debuggers, and Git Preferred: Familiar with REST API interface, Jenkin, Docker operation Preferred: Experience working with databases using common tools (SQL, InflexDB, Grafana)

Palo Alto, California

Full time