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Motor Controls Engineer, Vehicle Controls

2 months ago

Palo Alto, United States Tesla Full time
What to ExpectAs a member of the Powertrain Architecture and Controls team, you will model, design, implement, test and benchmark the motor controls of current and future Tesla traction motor drives and low voltage drives. What You’ll Do
  • Help define requirements for motor control software and interfacing hardware components including voltage and current sensors, power stages, speed sensors 
  • Understand, drive design of, and implement motor controller functionality, behaviors, and algorithms 
  • Develop, test, and validate motor control algorithms in the laboratory and in-vehicle 
  • Maintain awareness of and influence research and development in key component technologies that influence future inverter / motor designs and motor control 
  • Advance Tesla Motors intellectual property in electric motor design and motor controls 
What You’ll Bring

  • Degreee in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Mechatronics, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

  • Strong fundamentals of AC electric motors and drive systems analysis, modeling and control 
  • Solid background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design 
  • Basic proficiency with embedded firmware development in C/C++ 
  • Model development and data analysis in Matlab/Simulink 
  • Strong communication and preference for working in teams 
  • In-depth understanding of torque control techniques such as field oriented control and direct torque control 
  • Experience with various PWM schemes such as space vector and discontinuous modulation 
  • Familiarity with sensorless motor control algorithms and low speed control techniques 
  • System-oriented understanding of thermal, vehicle-level torque control, high voltage DC-link integration, efficiency optimization, and firmware integration for electric drives