Sr. Electronic Design Engineer, Drive Inverter

Description:
The Drive Inverter team designs the power electronics that move Tesla’s cars - quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Delivering hundreds of kilowatts of power from the battery to the motor, the drive inverter integrates high voltage power electronics, low voltage circuits, signal integrity, functional safety, and mechanical packaging. Electronic Design Engineers on the Drive Inverter team deliver component designs to ensure the system-level performance of the industry’s highest production volume traction inverters.

Responsibilities:
End-to-end ownership of inverter circuit designs including specifications, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring up, validation, and overseeing reliability and functional testing

Design, develop, and validate electrical and communication systems, including the definition and validation of signal integrity and EMI/EMC requirements at both component and vehicle levels

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, firmware, and test engineering, to see products through high volume manufacturing

Debug component interactions at the inverter and vehicle level

Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Digital and analog circuit design, including high voltage circuits or power supply design

Experience with circuit debugging and troubleshooting

Printed circuit board design (Altium) and initial bring-up: debugging, soldering, wiring, mechanical assembly

Familiarity with embedded firmware, microcontrollers and their peripherals, Python scripting or similar

Familiarity with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies

Switched-mode power supply (SMPS) and DC-DC converter design

Signal integrity, high-speed PCB layout, and noise mitigation techniques

Basic control theory, including importance of sensor bandwidths, filtering

Automation of lab equipment (GPIB/SCPI/VISA)

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
$120,000 - $228,000/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.