Software Integration Engineer, Power Conversion

2 weeks ago


Palo Alto, CA, United States Tesla Full time
What to Expect

Tesla's Power Conversion and Charging Firmware Team is seeking an Integration Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring firmware support for new features and new hardware are designed, implemented, and tested to achieve Tesla's standards for safety and customer experience for our vehicle's High Voltage System.

The Power Conversion and Charging Team is compared of the controllers and firmware that control high voltage system's power distribution, support numerous protocols and standards to charge and discharge the high voltage battery and provide power to the low voltage system. The Integration Engineers in this team are responsible for the performance, requirements and feature design of one or more of these components.

What You'll Do
  • Work with the Design and Development Engineers throughout the engineering organization to ensure the relevant subsystems are designed with appropriate requirements, interfaces and interactions to achieve specific vehicle functions
  • Break down new, high-level feature requests into sub-system and component level requirements, and drive the implementation, testing and release of these features against Tesla's firmware release schedule
  • Utilize critical analysis of potential failure modes and effects to influence these requirements
  • Develop overall validation strategy for these features and work with validation teams to ensure automated test coverage is implemented for future firmware releases
  • Work cross-functionally across mechanical, electrical, system architecture, firmware development and firmware validation teams to understand new component-level hardware changes which are being developed and how to support them in firmware - both in manufacturing and for customer use - so that they can be seamlessly introduced to our vehicle platforms
  • Develop and execute firmware integration test plans on new hardware components and firmware features to rapidly retire risk from new designs and provide feedback to the development teams to accelerate our aggressive development cycles
  • Dig into data and source code to identify and debug issues at the system level and propose robust solutions
  • Work with manufacturing and with service to ensure the function(s) are rolled out and functioning properly. This can include development of processes, diagnostic tools and methods, and root-cause diagnosis for product issues
  • Develop prototype test setups to integrate new subsystems with simulated and actual vehicle components
  • Lead and manage integration of initial prototype systems including bring-up, debug, and engineering test of alpha- and beta-phase prototype vehicles

What You'll Bring
  • Degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering or equivalentexperience
  • Exceptional ability to keep multiple projects moving forwards in parallel
  • Hands-on technical experience debugging complex systems involving microprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices
  • Proven proficiency with C/C++ and Python programming languages to solve challenging problems and increase own/team's efficiency through automation
  • Ability to fluently interpret system data to gain a full understanding of logged events
  • Thorough understanding of mechanical fundamentals - and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
  • Ability to read and understand electrical schematics
  • Experience with CAN and Ethernet networking is a plus
  • Experience with AI tooling to assist daily work like scripting and data processing
  • Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) is a plus

Compensation and Benefits Benefits

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

  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
Expected Compensation $133,440 - $433,680/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay 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.



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