Job Description

Locations

• PALO ALTO, California, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• experience using standard lab equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, o-scopes, DMM's, etc.)intermediate
• Coding experience, preferably Python, for automation and data processingintermediate
• experience with Linux and Python for test development, automation and data analysisintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or 3+ years of equivalent experience (experience, 3 years)
• Proven technical experience through internships, industry, passion projects, academic / extracurricular activities (experience)
• Excellent grasp of engineering fundamentals with experience using standard lab equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, o-scopes, DMM's, etc.) (experience)
• Coding experience, preferably Python, for automation and data processing (experience)
• Demonstrated experience with Linux and Python for test development, automation and data analysis (experience)
• Desire to be hands-on, understand how to interact with a system and automate repeatable tasks. You thrive on efficiency, and hate to see someone waste their time on something a script, fixture, or robotic system could do (experience)

Responsibilities

• Own and drive hardware validation efforts for low voltage programs. Your job is to become a product expert, figure out how it could fail and collaborate with design partners to drive changes
• Develop and maintain automation-focused test software to streamline execution, data collection and data analysis
• Design and build custom test equipment such as test PCBAs, harnesses and fixtures to make validation efficient, modular and repeatable
• Manage tests from setup through execution. Coordinate test resources and own validation schedules to communicate status with program managers
• Work with the design partners, reliability team, and suppliers to root cause test failures and arrive at a corrective action
• Collaborate with test technicians to perform component validation by simulating realistic and/or accelerated usage & environmental conditions
• Lead subteams of engineers and technicians in discretizing, investigating and driving solutions for more complex problems pertaining to computing hardware

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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