What To Expect
Tesla is committed to having industry-leading uptime in our deployed fleet of stationary storage batteries, charging, and solar products. We are using data collected from our connected systems to find problems before the customer does. The Tesla Energy Products team is looking to hire a product engineer to effectively utilize fleet data and engineering fundamentals to monitor product performance, and root cause design, process, or firmware failures in our fleet of renewable energy hardware. The person in this role would play a central role in ensuring we have the highest quality products for our customers.
The person in this role will be responsible for driving product improvements for Tesla’s residential energy gateway and metering hardware. This hardware is a vital component of our energy storage, solar generation and charging product offerings. This engineer will work with a cross-functional team of engineers to define and track product KPIs, troubleshoot and diagnose device issues, deploy necessary corrective actions ranging from firmware changes, hardware design changes, manufacturing process or installation process changes, etc. to prevent issues from re-occurring.
What You’ll Do
Develop and run data queries on fleet logs to help root cause analysis efforts
Work with the engineering and manufacturing teams to drive design and manufacturing changes to improve product quality in both existing and future products
Define data signatures that uniquely identify the failure and lead integration of this knowledge into algorithms to automatically identify similar other failures in the field
Provide support on escalated customer cases in order to minimize system downtime, through day to day coverage of internationally distributed service cases
What You’ll Bring
Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
Experience with energy metering hardware and analysis of energy meter / electrical grid data
Strong data analysis skills, with experience using Python
Strong engineering fundamentals and intuition, applied to firmware/software-enabled mechatronic systems
An excellent attention to detail and an ability to produce clear and concise written documents and diagrams
Experience analyzing current transformer data and grid reliability analysis
Education and/or hands-on experience with power electronics, power converters, digital control systems, embedded systems
Experience with battery, solar or inverter systems
Experience with electric vehicle charging hardware and protocols / standards
Work travel is expected to be <10% in this job. This could include traveling to customer sites, our manufacturing facilities, etc.
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 – $300,000/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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