Sr. Battery System Integration Engineer, Energy Products

About the role

Sr. Battery System Integration Engineer, Energy Products | Tesla (Energy Engineering)

Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 278449 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

To ensure Tesla’s overall mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, the Tesla Energy team is bringing our world-leading battery technology to the grid. Tesla is leveraging its breakthrough firmware, electronics, test, and manufacturing capability to develop and deploy grid-connected storage at residential, industrial, and utility levels.

Tesla Energy is seeking a Sr. Battery System Integration Engineer to own system-level firmware and software validation of next-generation industrial energy storage products. You will lead hardware, firmware, and software integration efforts, drive automated regression testing, and ensure release readiness across complex high-power systems.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and validation of battery systems for next-generation Tesla industrial energy storage products
• Lead hardware and firmware integration, board-level debug, root-cause analysis, and drive issues through resolution
• Develop and execute test plans to validate battery hardware and firmware functionality against system specifications
• Design and implement sub-system level test infrastructure to break down battery system validation into targeted, repeatable tests
• Conduct failure analysis in the lab and field to identify root cause and drive corrective action
• Collaborate cross-functionally with cell engineering, power electronics, firmware, thermal, and mechanical teams to meet functional, performance, and safety requirements
• Drive continuous improvement in battery system design and performance by providing data-driven feedback to design owners

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience in battery system or power electronics integration, development, or testing
• Understanding of battery management systems, HV/LV electronics, and associated characterization and validation methods
• Familiarity with power electronics fundamentals, analog/digital circuit design, and protection circuitry
• Familiarity with communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, etc.)
• Experience with Python, C/C++, and lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQ systems)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues within complex hardware/firmware systems
• Effective communicator with the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams
• Preferred: Experience with high-voltage battery or energy storage systems

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options 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
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• 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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$120,000 - $396,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.