What to Expect
The Sensing Hardware Team is responsible for architecting, designing, validating and integrating state-of-the-art sensing technologies for all Tesla vehicles and Tesla Bot. The sensors we develop for Tesla Bot support manipulation and locomotion. As a Sensor Hardware Engineer for Tesla Bot, you will be responsible for overall performance of the sensing system and its features at any point in the product life cycle, serve as the owner of a given sensing system to address any issues discovered from development through deployment, understand and debug hardware and software interactions from prototyping through product launch, and manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously. 
What You’ll Do
Drive the design and execution of sensing subsystems through Specification generation: Distill sensor product requirements into constraints and actionable engineering systems design discussions
Collaboration: Lead cross-functional sensor design discussions with electrical, software, supply chain, manufacturing, thermal, and mechanical teams
Architecture definition: Translate sensor design discussions into design documents in the form of system block diagrams, functional and performance requirements
Schematic design: Use EDA tools to define the electrical components and their connectivity
PCB Layout: Supervise the generation of board design files through all design phases
BOM Definition: Work with the supply chain team to ensure components will meet performance, cost & manufacturing requirements
Prototyping: Support early sensor prototype development to de-risk new technologies
Validation: Generate/execute the test plan that includes milestones that focus on de-risking product and/or feature deployment and align with the program timeline
Qualification: Ensure the hardware meets required design criteria across a host of environments and regulations while collaborating with the reliability, test and homologation teams
Production: Work with Manufacturing/Test teams and Suppliers to achieve high-volume mass production with high yield
As a Sensor Hardware Engineer, one must be able to be responsible for overall performance of the sensing system and its features at any point in the product life cycle, serve as the owner of a given sensing system to address any issues discovered from development through deployment, understand and debug hardware and software interactions from prototyping through product launch and manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously
What You’ll Bring
Fundamental knowledge of circuit design, analog analysis, sensor physics, and statistics
Strong electrical engineering background in board-level analog and mixed-signal design
Hands-on experience in system-level design, architecture, characterization and validation
Proven cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills
Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, SPICE, or similar simulation and modeling tools
Proficiency in data visualization and statistical analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in high-volume mass production
Experience in working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or related fields with 8+ years of industry experience

Palo Alto, California

Full time