Senior Battery Test Engineer, Energy Systems

2 days ago

Palo Alto, California, United States Tesla Full time
About the Role

As a Senior/Staff Reliability Test Engineer focusing on Battery Systems, you will play a key role in designing reliability into Tesla Energy's battery modules and packs. This role follows the reliability lifecycle of the product from concept to design, development testing/analysis, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in, confirm, and grow exceptional reliability at every stage.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead reliability test execution for all Industrial & Residential Energy Batteries
  • Determine Battery test solutions that optimize for product reliability and durability, DFMEA-based risk mitigations, test team resources, and program schedules
  • Execute product, subsystem, and component level reliability/durability testing
  • Conduct test data analysis, clearly communicate test results, and collaborate with design and reliability engineers to resolve issues detected in testing
  • Design and implement next generation hardware test systems and setups to facilitate reliable design characterization and accelerated life testing
  • Procure and develop required test equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems to enhance creative component and product level reliability testing
  • Facilitate failure analysis to understand root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing
  • Continuously drive design risk burndown to ensure product design is reliable and durable
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, reliability, and manufacturing engineers to suggest design and/or process improvements and to address reliability & durability issues based on understanding of failure root causes
  • Train technicians and interns to operate and troubleshoot test systems and comply with safety policies and regulations
Requirements
  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a equivalent experience
  • 3-10 years of experience in battery hardware design, design validation, hardware testing, mechanical system reliability and durability testing
  • Knowledge of programming in scripting languages for test automation and data analysis / post-processing
  • Knowledge of Battery Management Systems and HV Electronics
  • Experience specifying sensors for test instrumentation and utilizing data acquisition systems
  • Experience pro-actively owning and delivering test engineering projects within accelerated validation timelines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organization and documentation skills
  • Experience working safely with high voltage equipment
  • Proven ability to develop reliability and durability test setups including environmental, mechanical, and electrical stress testing

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