Software Integration Engineer, Power Conversion & Charging

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

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. 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

Requirements

Degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

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