Job Description

Locations

• Palo Alto, California, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• experience with heat transfer and electrical fundamentalsintermediate
• experience in physically-applied engineeringintermediate
• hands-on (assembly, fabrication/modification, instrumentation, wiring, electrical troubleshooting)intermediate
• Statistical backgroundintermediate
• CAD experienceintermediate
• Programming experience in Matlabintermediate
• Labviewintermediate
• Experience with instrumentation / data acquisitionintermediate
• National Instrumentsintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience (experience)
• 2+ years’ experience in physically-applied engineering (lab, machine shop, hobby project) (experience, 2 years)
• Must be hands-on (assembly, fabrication/modification, instrumentation, wiring, electrical troubleshooting) (experience)
• Enjoys working in cross-functional groups and leading/working alongside Technicians (experience)
• Able to plan/schedule many concurrent activities in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• preferred experience with heat transfer and electrical fundamentals (experience)
• Statistical background a plus (experience)
• CAD experience a plus (experience)
• Programming experience in Matlab strongly preferred. Labview a plus (experience)
• Experience with instrumentation / data acquisition, National Instruments preferred (experience)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal Tesla teams and cell suppliers to develop cell designs (particularly mechanical) and plan builds
• Determine test plans for each new phase of a program, as a function of expected risks and schedule
• Work with Technician staff to schedule tests and set priorities
• Participate in as much testing as time allows, in order to understand the test rigs and the cell behaviors, and become grounded in lab operations
• Look for opportunities to improve throughput and data quality. Collaborate with Test Systems Engineer to realize improvements to fixtures or test software
• Serve as first point of contact for test rig troubleshooting
• Process raw results into meaningful conclusions. Share reports with internal technical teams, external suppliers, and occasionally to executives
• Maintain standard operating procedures for test equipment
• Study variation in results (examples being short circuit, crush, and provoked thermal runaway). Propose and execute plans to reduce / understand variation
• Travel up to 25%

Benefits

• general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• general: Employee Assistance Program
• general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• general: Tesla Babies program
• general: Commuter benefits
• general: Employee discounts and perks program

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