Embedded Engineer, Actuators, Chassis Systems

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

The Chassis Systems team is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer for actuator control development. As an Embedded Developer on the team, you will be responsible for delivering high quality software that controls various actuators on the vehicle which influence longitudinal, vertical, and lateral vehicle dynamics. You will be challenged to write efficient, safe, and robust code that works seamlessly across multiple vehicle platforms and follows first principles. Your will integrate various sensors and motor controls and realize safety mechanisms on embedded targets. You will also drive design decisions on the vehicle electrical architecture, microcontroller selection, software architecture, and PCB design. Come join an industry-defining software team that strives to build the safest and most performant vehicle control systems. Develop high-quality, safety-critical software for the RTOS, sensor and motor actuation drivers

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or the equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability
Proficiency in C
Hands-on experience with microcontroller peripherals such as ADCs, CAN, GPIOs, PWM, and SPI
Experience working with electrical schematics and understanding circuit behavior
Experience working with sensors and digital signal processing
Experience working with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with MISRA C and Python are a plus
Experience working with PID controllers and other control loops is a plus
Knowledge of build systems (SCons, Bazel, Buck) are a plus

Responsibilities

Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, and code optimization
Perform bench and PCB-in-the-loop testing for verification of developed software
Make performance and optimization trade-offs to meet product requirements
Design appropriate abstractions to allow code reuse across different vehicle platforms
Specify vehicle sensor, actuator, and computational performance requirements

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