Sr. Powertrain High Voltage Design & Integration Engineer

About the role

Sr. Powertrain High Voltage Design & Integration Engineer | Tesla (Energy Engineering)

Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 264028 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Powertrain High Voltage Design & Integration team is responsible for cross functional optimization of Tesla vehicle powertrain hardware implementation. Team members are expected to utilize their physics fundamentals, hardware optimization thinking, simulation tools and common sense to facilitate multi-objective optimization and communicate performance expectations, component requirements to various teams.

This role involves collaboration with system architecture, engineering, manufacturing, reliability, service, safety, finance, and compliance teams. Requires the ability to distill highly technical information and effectively communicate with other teams and management. Our team is small, committed, fast moving and we believe a diverse team of motivated individuals can accomplish almost anything.

We are problem solvers, team players and game changers. If this sounds like you, Tesla just might be the place to make your mark!

What You'll Do

• Identify and proposes optimal functionality distribution to each component to achieve system goals
• Lead system level hardware implementation optimization, closely collaborating with hardware, firmware reliability, service, safety, and manufacturing engineers to navigate the tradeoffs of all options
• Own development of component requirements, captures regulatory and internal performance, safety requirements. Cascades powertrain component requirements to subsystem specifications
• Track analysis and decisions for evolving products (ie key architecture decisions, variants)
• Develop and communicates system level strategies (ie EMC, NVH, fault current handling)
• Work with component owners to develop and execute a system test validating expected behavior and debugging any problems that arise at the system level
• Ensure accuracy of system models through detailed hardware characterization
• Define electrical, mechanical, and communication interfaces for components
• Own system level DFMEA
• Generate block diagrams of integrated subsystem architectures in the vehicles

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Excellent first-principles physics understanding of battery technology, electrical, thermal, mechanical and FW/SW sub-systems of electric vehicles
• Familiar with EV powertrain architecture and integration
• Strong communication skills and preference for working in teams
• Component specification definition (performance, functional, dimensional, manufacturing)
• Ability to generate and interpret simulation results and integrate recommendations into product designs
• Detail-oriented personality with effective documentation and reporting skills
• Experience solving open-ended engineering problems

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$104,000 - $348,000/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.