What to Expect

The Thermal Systems Software team is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer who will be at the center of new development of vehicle thermal systems on all Tesla Vehicles. They will be responsible for ensuring software development, integration, and validation for new vehicle features are designed, implemented, and tested to achieve Tesla’s standards for safety and customer experience. 

Tesla Thermal Systems manage the temperature of critical powertrain systems like the battery, drive units and charger. Tesla has developed sophisticated industry leading thermal management systems for our vehicles and this role will focus on heating and cooling of the powertrain and vehicle cabin to deliver peak performance and efficiency. The Thermal System Integration Engineer will lead initiatives to make the system more robust and fault tolerant, introduce new hardware pedigrees, enable new features, increase performance, and refine the overall system. Integration engineers are expected to get into the thermal systems by reviewing and developing source code, root causing issues, proposing solutions to complex problems, and testing prototype software implementation in-vehicle. 

What You’ll Do
Work with the design and development engineers throughout the engineering organization to ensure the relevant subsystems are designed with appropriate requirements, interfaces, and interactions to achieve specific vehicle functions 
Break down new, high-level feature requests into sub-system and component level requirements, and drive the implementation, testing and release of these features against Tesla’s software release schedule 
Utilize critical analysis of potential failure modes and effects to influence these requirements 
Develop overall validation strategy for these features and work with validation teams to ensure automated test coverage is implemented for future firmware releases 
Work cross-functionally across mechanical, electrical, system architecture, software development and software validation teams to understand new component-level hardware changes which are being developed and how to support them in firmware – both in manufacturing and for customer use – so that they can be seamlessly introduced to our vehicle platforms 
Dig into data and source code to identify and debug issues at the system level and propose robust solutions 
Work with manufacturing and service to ensure the function(s) are rolled out and functioning properly (can include development of processes, diagnostic tools and methods, and root-cause diagnosis for product issues)  
Collaborate with validation teams to design tests, identify areas of concern, and rectify any bugs 
Lead and manage integration of initial prototype systems including bring-up, debug, and engineering test of alpha- and beta-phase prototype vehicles 
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Mechatronics, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
Exceptional ability to keep multiple projects moving forwards in parallel 
Hands-on technical experience debugging complex systems involving networked microprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices 
Proven ability to use programming to solve challenging problems and increase own/team’s efficiency through automation 
Experience with C/C++ 
Ability to fluently interpret system data to gain a full understanding of logged events 
Understanding of low voltage and high voltage circuits and how to debug them 
Experience with Python is preferred 
Experience with CAN and Vector CAN tools is preferred  
Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) is preferred

PALO ALTO, California

Full time