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

Compensation and Benefits

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

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…