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Electrical Test Engineer, High Voltage Battery
Tesla - Fremont, CA
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Electrical Test Engineer for High Voltage Battery will be part of the Hardware Testing team, focusing on validating Tesla vehicle battery products through rigorous testing. This entry-level role involves hands-on work in a lab environment, where engineers will push prototypes to their limits and investigate their performance. The position emphasizes collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to influence product design and reliability from early concept phases through to post-launch.
Responsibilities
- Execute reliability testing that simulates realistic, accelerated lifetime, and environmental conditions on the battery pack and electrical, mechanical, and thermal sub-systems
- Design, build, and instrument setups for battery system and component testing, including test fixtures, harnesses, and test PCBAs
- Develop and maintain automation-focused test software to streamline execution, data collection and analysis
- Investigate test and field failures to drive product development and test improvement
- Work with design engineers, reliability scientists, material scientists, quality, and service to identify failure modes and generate design validation and reliability test plans
- Identify and execute experiments targeting new technologies and critical risks to benefit vehicle products
- Analyze, document, and present test results to cross-functional teams and leadership
- Collaborate with Test Technicians to achieve test objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with analog and digital circuits and familiarity with basic PCB design and circuit simulation
- Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators), instrumentation, and measurement techniques
- Experience with an object-oriented coding language and scripting (C++, Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents such as datasheets, schematics, drawings, and specifications
- Basic experience with hand tools and power tools
- An appetite for technical problem solving and hands on work
Benefits
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options
- Company Paid HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- 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 including 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
