Test Engineering Technician, Failure Analysis

Test Engineering Technician, Failure Analysis at Tesla

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The Failure Analysis Team’s mission is to determine root cause and contributing factors to improve the experience of Tesla’s products by reducing field issues, in collaboration with a large cross‑section of other engineering teams. Engineers and Technicians on the team are responsible for a wide variety of vehicle and energy product systems for existing models and models in development. This extremely high visibility individual contributor role requires extensive hands‑on work and initiative.

• Build and operate automated test equipment such as test PCBAs, harnesses and fixtures to make functional testing more efficient and repeatable.
• Utilize existing company‑wide test infrastructure on new products and parts.
• Perform data analysis on test results and present findings to requesting engineers.
• Support day‑day operations of staff performing high‑volume part testing.
• Debug complex digital and analog LV PCBAs.

• 1‑3 years in a hands‑on lab or testing environment.
• Experience building test harnesses and fixtures.
• Hands‑on experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, curve tracer, and function generators), instrumentation, multiplexers, and measurement techniques.
• Experience with Windows and Linux is preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD is preferred.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction.
• Family‑building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with $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 with a 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: 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.

$24.40 - $56.40 per hour + 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 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.

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing