What to Expect

As a Senior/Staff Reliability Test Engineer focusing on Battery Systems, you will play a key role in designing reliability into Tesla Energy’s battery modules and packs. This role follows the reliability lifecycle of the product from concept to design, development testing/analysis, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in, confirm, and grow exceptional reliability at every stage. You will investigate failures through physical testing of residential and industrial energy batteries to accurately predict the system’s robustness and optimize product reliability while accelerating Tesla’s next gen products’ time to market.  

What You’ll Do
Lead reliability test execution for all Industrial & Residential Energy Batteries
Determine Battery test solutions that optimize for product reliability and durability, DFMEA-based risk mitigations, test team resources, and program schedules
Execute product, subsystem, and component level reliability/durability testing
Conduct test data analysis, clearly communicate test results, and collaborate with design and reliability engineers to resolve issues detected in testing
Design and implement next generation hardware test systems and setups to facilitate reliable design characterization and accelerated life testing  
Procure and develop required test equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems to enhance creative component and product level reliability testing.  
Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing
Continuously drive design risk burndown to ensure product design is reliable and durable  
Collaborate cross-functionally with design, reliability, and manufacturing engineers to suggest design and/or process improvements and to address reliability & durability issues based on understanding of failure root causes 
Train technicians and interns to operate and troubleshoot test systems and comply with safety policies and regulations
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a equivalent experience
3-10 years of experience in battery hardware design, design validation, hardware testing, mechanical system reliability and durability testing 
Knowledge of programming in scripting languages for test automation and data analysis / post-processing 
Knowledge of Battery Management Systems and HV Electronics
Experience specifying sensors for test instrumentation and utilizing data acquisition systems
Experience pro-actively owning and delivering test engineering projects within accelerated validation timelines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organization and documentation skills
Experience working safely with high voltage equipment
Proven ability to develop reliability and durability test setups including environmental, mechanical, and electrical stress testing highly preferred

Palo Alto, California

Full time