Field Reliability Engineer, Semi
About The Position
Tesla seeks a Field Reliability Engineer with a strong background in electric automotive systems such as Powertrain, High Voltage battery, Chassis design, etc. to drive reliability excellence for the Tesla Semi. This role is pivotal in defining and ensuring exceptional reliability across the product lifecycle—from concept through design, development, manufacturing, and field operation. As a key technical contributor, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, manufacturing, service, suppliers, etc.) to identify failure modes, analyze field data, validate countermeasures, and implement solutions that uphold Tesla’s mission of delivering groundbreaking, reliable electric vehicles. Responsibilities include conducting failure analysis, designing field-replication experiments, monitoring performance trends, and providing upfront design feedback to mitigate risks. The ideal candidate will establish robust reliability methodologies, prioritize issues based on impact, and support scalable, data-driven improvements while maintaining rigorous documentation and alignment with Tesla’s commitment to world-changing technology.
Requirements
- Prior experience in a hands-on role such as Failure Analysis, Quality, or Service Engineer in consumer electronics or automotive industry
- Exceptional problem-solving and failure analysis skills, strong attention to detail, and analytical thinking
- Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
- Experience using programming languages & tools, like MATLAB or Python is a must. Experience with SQL is a strong plus
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world, as well as, be self-motivated with the desire to push boundaries
- Strong technical first-principles understanding, excellent problem-solving skills, and a genuine fascination for engineering
Nice To Haves
- Experience with analytical reliability methods like weibull analysis and failure rate estimations is desired
Responsibilities
- Identify root causes by performing detailed failure analysis using a wide range of analytical tools and techniques including data analysis and functional testing
- Drive issue resolution from root cause analysis to countermeasure implementation on all field-related issues
- Design and conduct experiments to replicate failures observed in the field
- Analyze and interpret field and diagnostic logs/data to identify commonality on trending issues
- Monitor product field performance, identify trending issues, and prioritize work based on severity, occurrence, and cost of each failure mode
- Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability issues are identified and risks are mitigated (DFMEAs)
- Collaborate with appropriate engineers, suppliers, service, and manufacturers to drive resolution to the identified failure causes
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
