Sr. Electrical Engineer, Optimus Charging

Description:
Tesla's Power Electronics team is hiring a Sr. Electrical Engineer to work on the Optimus charger program. You will be part of the Power Electronics group — the same team that designs power conversion hardware across Tesla's automotive and energy products — and will apply that expertise to developing charger systems for Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot. This is a high-impact role where you will own the full hardware development lifecycle, from architecture through production, in a fast-paced environment where requirements evolve rapidly.

Responsibilities:
Architect, design, build, and industrialize power converter hardware for Optimus charger systems, from specification through prototype, reliability validation, and production
Own start-to-finish circuit development: architecture development, requirement definition, design execution, simulation, schematic capture, and board layout
Develop and optimize advanced power electronics topologies for charger applications including AC/DC rectifiers, DC/DC converters, and battery charging circuits
Perform circuit modeling, component selection, PCB layout, prototyping, and hardware validation
Design PCB layouts optimized for reduced parasitic inductance and capacitance in high-power charging circuits
Lead cross-functional collaboration with firmware, mechanical, robotics, controls, systems, manufacturing, and reliability teams
Debug complex hardware interactions across electrical, firmware, and mechanical domains
Document design requirements, calculations, simulation results, and validation data
Iterate rapidly as charger and robot platform requirements evolve

Requirements:
Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
4+ years of hands-on power converter design and industrialization experience
Strong understanding of power conversion topologies — both theory and practical design — including DC/AC inverters, DC/DC converters, and battery-powered circuits
Experience with high voltage power semiconductor selection (IGBTs, Si/SiC/GaN MOSFET’s, and Diodes), design of gate drive and analog/digital sensing circuits
Advanced analog and digital circuit design skills
Experience in PCB layout for minimal stray inductance/capacitance, component placement strategies for better manufacturability, power/signal plane definition, and EMC optimization
Proficiency with simulation tools such as LTSpice, PLECS, or ANSYS-Maxwell
Proficiency with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and power analyzers
Familiarity with control theory and embedded programming for power electronics

Compensation & Benefits:
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > 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 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 (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 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
$104,000 - $288,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.