Systems Design Architect Engineer
Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteArt & Creative$112k–$228k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Study the properties of electrical failures in battery packs and conduct root cause analysis, including scenarios such as short circuit events, and saltwater in high voltage systems
- Develop and validate mitigations to identified issues and coordinate interdisciplinary product improvement implementations
- Create experiments to push electrical systems to their limits
- Develop internal standards and processes to continue to improve the safety of our products
- Collaborate in the design and manufacturing of future products
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Fundamentals in electrical and thermal properties
- 2+ years’ experience in physically applied-engineering
- Ability to interact across a variety of groups collaboratively
- Practical, hands-on, can-do attitude
- Failure analysis experience (a plus)
- Lithium ion / automotive / grid scale energy storage experience (a plus)
- About 5% expected travel
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
- Company Paid Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Other financial benefits
- Basic Life, AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time
- Paid Holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Expected Compensation
$112,000 - $228,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits