Sr. Software Engineer, Test Automation Infrastructure, Optimus

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

This role supports a multi-disciplinary team through software development to continuously improve and maintain the test infrastructure used across validation teams within Optimus Hardware Validation team. You will be responsible for delivering robust, modular, and easy to use code that enables rapid and efficient deployment of new tests and test systems. This engineer supports test engineers on Optimus Validation team. It is the expectation of this role that the engineer has sufficient experience to independently develop, validate, and troubleshoot full stack validation infrastructure. Assigned as the primary software engineer contact for an internal customer team, your role will be to drive, maintain, and provide ongoing software development support for their test infrastructure deployment. The software stack implementation itself is a shared effort, to which you’ll contribute

Requirements

Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience and technical depth in a software test or QA infrastructure environment. Recommended 3+ years
Experience with testing embedded application and relevant I/O; candidate should have enough hardware or microcontroller exposure to root cause between the software stack and the device under test
Strong Python proficiency
Experience with React, JavaScript, or other front-end design languages/tools
Experience designing full-stack applications and services, especially with SQL backend databases
Versed in software fundamentals including software design, abstraction, and maintainability
Familiarity with Git, continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, virtualization such as Docker
Ability to collaborate and communicate technical concepts to those in non-software roles

Responsibilities

Build robust and flexible Python tools to automate test equipment that communicates over CAN, LIN, RS232, TCP/IP, GPIB and other interfaces
Build tools for hardware abstraction, test scheduling, test execution, test storage, result retrieval and aggregation, and visualization of test data from data lake-style frameworks
Enable test engineers to monitor and access time-series data using a web app
Provide REST endpoints to serve test data to be consumed by that web front-end or by engineers’ custom Python scripts
Disseminate improved software throughout the test lab to elevate other testing. You will train engineers, technicians, and interns to operate your new tools and drive their adoption
Directly receive and implement user feedback, iterating quickly to provide useful, well-received tools
Installation and setup of various team toolchains, including python environment and dependency management

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