Sr. Electrical Engineer, Energy Products

About the role

• Sr. Electrical Engineer, Energy Products | Tesla (Energy Engineering)
• Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 285168 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

Tesla Energy's Systems Engineering team is hiring a Sr Electrical Design Engineer to design and build custom automated test systems and high-power lab facilities to support cutting-edge Energy and SI product development. This role will drive design efforts for test equipment and facility infrastructure — from defining requirements through construction, commissioning, and deployment — managing project schedules across multiple concurrent builds while working with multi-faceted engineering design teams.

What You'll Do

• Design electrical test systems for custom automated equipment and fault injection, including power distribution, safety circuits, instrumentation, DAQ systems, and control interfaces
• Design and develop detailed electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, and load schedules for laboratory infrastructure and facility power systems
• Conduct electrical load analysis and size conductors, feeders, and protective devices for current and future lab capacity
• Create and maintain system-level schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, harness drawings, and BOMs
• Select and specify electrical and electronic components to meet electrical, mechanical, thermal, and controls requirements
• Ensure designs meet all relevant codes and standards (NEC, California Electrical Code, NFPA) and provide technical oversight for electrical installations, verifying compliance with design intent and quality standards
• Work closely with Mechanical, Controls, and Automation engineers to ensure clean electromechanical integration
• Support build, bring-up, and debug of test equipment with technicians and contract manufacturers
• Define and document electrical design standards, wiring practices, and configuration requirements across test systems
• Collaborate with firmware and product teams to integrate Tesla hardware, PCBs, and firmware into test solutions

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in electrical design for test equipment, laboratory infrastructure, or industrial automated systems
• Strong electrical fundamentals: power distribution, conductor sizing, grounding, protection, signal integrity, and instrumentation
• Proficiency in design tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, or similar software
• Experience creating electrical schematics, panel layouts, harness designs, and BOMs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of working effectively across teams
• Preferred: Experience with building and facilities electrical design, industrial safety standards (NFPA, UL, IEC), and/or automation controls and PLC-based systems
• Preferred: Hands-on project management experience, including budget tracking, scheduling, and contractor coordination
• Preferred: Comfortable working hands-on with hardware during build, bring-up, and debug
• Preferred: Working knowledge of NEC and permitting processes

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$100,000 - $228,000/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.