Staff Electronic Engineer, Inverter

Tesla • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

The Drive Inverter team designs the power electronics that move Tesla’s cars - quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Delivering hundreds of kilowatts of power from the battery to the motor, the drive inverter integrates high voltage power electronics, low voltage circuits, controls, functional safety, thermal management, and mechanical packaging. Electronic Design Engineers on the Drive Inverter team deliver component designs to ensure the system-level performance of the industry’s highest production volume traction inverters. End-to-end ownership of new inverter PCBA designs including specifications, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring up, validation, and overseeing reliability and functional testing
Collaboration with cross functional teams (mechanical, firmware, test, reliability etc.) to see products through high volume manufacturing
Design and execute high voltage and high current validation of new inverter designs
Debug complex component interactions at the vehicle level

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 5+ years of professional experience or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years of related industry experience, with experience managing direct reports or leading a small team
• Digital and analog circuit design, including high voltage circuits or power supply design
• Printed circuit board design (we use Altium) and initial bring-up: debugging, soldering, wiring, mechanical assembly
• Familiarity with embedded firmware, microcontrollers and their peripherals, python scripting or similar
• Familiarity with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies

Nice To Haves

• Power semiconductors (MOSFETs, IGBTs, electric motors, thermal design, and/or mechanical design
• Automotive networking (CAN, LIN, Ethernet)
• Basic control theory, including importance of sensor bandwidths, filtering
• Automation of lab equipment (GPIB/SCPI/VISA)

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of new inverter PCBA designs including specifications, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring up, validation, and overseeing reliability and functional testing
• Collaboration with cross functional teams (mechanical, firmware, test, reliability etc.) to see products through high volume manufacturing
• Design and execute high voltage and high current validation of new inverter designs
• Debug complex component interactions at the vehicle level

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees