What To Expect
Come join us as we build the power system of the future with clean and sustainable energy. Come help the Tesla team design, model, and integrate our solar-battery-charging ecosystem to enable this green energy transformation.
Tesla is looking for power systems engineers to build on our in-house modeling and hardware-in-loop (HIL) testing capability for our energy storage, solar, and electric charging systems at mass scales. You will interface with utilities, independent power providers, and system operators in technical power systems discussions, and influence our systems design to facilitate scaling on the grid. You will be responsible for developing detailed models of our technology and controls strategies operating on the grid and forming microgrids of different sizes. The role is diverse, fast-paced, and spans multiple levels of electrical, controls, firmware design, and grid-operations.
What You’ll Do
Work with customers to create plant controls set-up and dynamic models in real time simulations tools for pre-commissioning testing of grid scale BESS projects
Perform modelling and HIL testing to ensure that the product behavior meets the product’s design specification and project’s requirement. As needed, improve models or work with the product team to influence system architecture/controls or work with the customer to set clear expectations of the intended behavior
Continue to increase our in-house capability to model Tesla’s product in HIL testing environment to test the product power system’s dynamics behavior when connected to the large and small grids
Improve and build HIL test setups and automate them to perform studies in a time efficient way with clear indexing/documentation of a large test data set
Work with both the product design team and the firmware/software teams to keep models current with the technology roadmap
What You’ll Bring
Expert knowledge of at least one HIL tool and one power system modelling tools: RTDS, Typhoon, OPAL-RT, PSCAD/EMTP-RV
Strong knowledge of at least one programming language: Python, Rust, C, C++, or Go and version control software like GIT
Setting up and debugging full HIL testing systems including physical and software setups of meters, relays, controllers (like RTAC), network switches/protocols, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and interface cards
Direct experience with running customer facing HIL controls witness testing, modelling large and small grids with understanding of grid level performance requirements
Strong working knowledge of control theory, ability to implement PID control
Degree with focus in power systems or control preferred or equialvent experience
Communicate findings in a concise & clear manner and ability to work cross functionally with customers, engineering, business development, and deployment personnel
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:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
LGBTQ+ care concierge services
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
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
$84,000 – $324,000/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 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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