Reliability Test Engineer, Energy

What To Expect
As a Reliability Test Engineer focusing on electrical and mechanical testing, you will play a key role reliability improvement into Tesla Energy’s. This position plays a crucial role in the reliability lifecycle of the product from development testing/analysis, manufacturing, and field operation to optimize product design for best-in-class lifetime customer experience.

What You'll Do

Perform reliability testing for Charging & Residential energy products

Determine component/system level test solutions that optimize product reliability and durability, PFMEA-based risk mitigations, test team resources, and program schedules

Execute independently Tesla energy product, subsystems (including switching converters, enclosures, busbars/conductors and actuators)

Conduct test data analysis, and clearly communicate test results, and collaborate with design and reliability engineers to resolve issues detected in testing

Procure and develop required test equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems to enhance creative component and product level reliability testing

Facilitate test failure root cause analysis to understand the root cause and drive resolution for failures originating in testing

Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with design, reliability, and manufacturing engineers to suggest design and/or process improvements and address reliability and durability issues based on understanding of failure root causes

Continuously drive product risk burndown to ensure product design is reliable and durable during reliability tests

Capability and willingness to train technicians/interns to operate and troubleshoot test systems to optimize the workload

Comply with safety policies and regulations

What You'll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in power electronics hardware design, design validation, hardware testing, mechanical system reliability, and durability testing

Knowledge of programming in scripting languages for test automation and data analysis/post-processing (Python preferred)

Experience specifying sensors for test instrumentation and utilizing data acquisition systems, and using basic hand and power tools

Experience working safely with high voltage equipment (up to 1kV)

Experience pro-actively owning and delivering test engineering projects within accelerated validation timelines

Excellent written and verbal communication as well as organization and documentation skills  

Benefits
Compensation and 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

Expected Compensation

Associate Test Engineer - $82,440 - $123,660/annual salary

Test Engineer - $98,640 - $147,960/annual salary

Sr Test Engineer - $117,360 - $176,040/annual salary

cash and stock awards benefits for all levels

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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