What to Expect

Tesla’s Systems Integration Team is seeking a Drive Systems Integration Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring firmware support for new vehicle features and new hardware are designed, implemented, and tested to achieve Tesla’s standards for safety and customer experience. 

Drive Systems encompasses all aspects of safe and precise torque production. This includes integration of autopilot features such as adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking, smooth and safe application of power to the wheels, hill hold and one pedal driving, thermal management, and the overall mapping of drive power request to motor power. The Drive Systems Integration Engineer will be responsible for ensuring firmware maturity for new hardware introductions. 

What You’ll Do

Lead high-impact and fast-paced programs 

Design new cross-functional features that require coordination between various ECUs and devices 

Work cross-functionally across mechanical, electrical, system architecture, firmware development and firmware 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 

Develop and execute firmware integration test plans on new hardware components and firmware features to rapidly retire risk from new designs and provide feedback to the development teams to accelerate our aggressive development cycles 

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 

Dig into data and source code to identify and debug issues at the system level and propose robust solutions 

Work with Manufacturing and Service teams to ensure the function(s) are released on time and functioning properly. This can include development of processes, diagnostic tools and methods, and root-cause diagnosis for product issues 

Develop prototype test setups to integrate new subsystems with simulated and actual vehicle components 

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, Mechanical, Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience 

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 or C++ required. Candidate must have strong comprehension but need not be fluent

Ability to fluently interpret system data to gain a full understanding of logged events 

Thorough understanding of mechanical fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts 

Understanding of low voltage and high voltage circuits and how to debug them 

Experience with CAN and Vector CAN tools is a plus 

Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) is a plus

PALO ALTO, California

Full time