Sr. Electrical Test Engineer – Abuse Test & Engineering
| Company | Tesla |
|---|---|
| Location | Fremont, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Applied Physics Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience in physically applied engineering (lab testing, development, hobby or school projects)
- Must be hands-on (wiring, prototyping, troubleshooting, instrumentation)
- Enjoys working in cross-functional groups and leading technicians
- Able to plan many concurrent activities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Up to 20% travel
Responsibilities
- Engage electronics and battery pack teams to understand and prioritize test needs
- Create test plans and execute tests such as FET shoot-through, overvoltage, overcurrent, arc flash, electrical joints failure, or conductive fluid exposure
- Develop sub-pack-scale tests to study novel failure modes with higher fidelity
- Develop any new test equipment needed to conduct tests
- Anticipate and mitigate test execution hazards
- Share results and maintain documentation to be easily referenced by other teams
- Recreate field incidents and suggest countermeasures
Preferred Qualifications
- experience with CAN bus
- battery management systems
- Python
- National Instruments data acquisition hardware / LabVIEW
- CAD
- oscilloscopes and related high voltage probes
- or similar