Field Reliability Engineer, Powertrain

The Field Reliability Engineering team’s mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues, in collaboration with large cross-section of other engineering teams. Engineers on the team are responsible for one or more vehicle systems for Model S/3/X/Y; Semi, CyberTruck or Cybercab (specific to EVs and High Voltage or traditional Automotive components).

What You'll Do

• Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues.
  • Prioritize based on Severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure modes
• Perform detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems –
  • Perform board-level, component, or system level debugging to isolate faults for physical FA
• Apply knowledge of mechanical, electrical engineering and PCBA manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production / design / supplier / Firmware
• Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering peers and leadership on improvement priorities and urgency
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions
• Share Lessons Learned from previous field issues; Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability issues are identified and risks mitigated (DFMEAs)
• Take part in ongoing optimization of the products and processes (performance, cost, technology)

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or equivalent experience
• Prior applicable experience desired; preferably in a hands-on role such as Failure Analysis in consumer electronics or automotive
• Ability/experience to navigate existing software/firmware tools and logs to identify and label failure modes encountered
• For entry level candidates, Co-ops, or participation in student competitions such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE; Solar vehicle
• The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside
• Exceptional problem solving and Failure Analysis, strong attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Proficient in PCBA level troubleshooting and debugging
• Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
• Programming Languages & Tools: Python, Minitab, JMP or similar are a strong plus
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment a plus

Benefits

• Compensation and Benefits
• Affordable medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$91,600 - $234,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits