Sr. Electrical Test Engineer, AI Datacenter Hardware

Description

Tesla AI and robotics programs rely on compute for training and inference. To support this growing demand, the datacenter development teams have been working on custom data center rack hardware. On the compute hardware validation team, you can expect to be responsible for validating the performance, stability, and reliability of these systems from the component up to system level.  You will bring multi-disciplinary insight to guide HW, SW, and FW feature development.  

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of junior engineers and technicians in solving complex problems sets and deliver findings, next steps, escalations to Exec level visibility
• Develop test programs to stress and measure KPIs relating to system power and performance, study stability over the lifetime of electronics products  
• Collaborate with design engineers, reliability scientists, material scientists, quality, and service to identify failure modes, generate design validation and reliability test plans to isolate these effects
• Perform component-level, system-level validation and reliability tests, simulating both realistic and accelerated use cases, to authenticate product viability leading into mass production  
• Identify and execute experiments targeting new technologies for critical failures impacting novel use cases 
• Design tester and bring up systems including lab hardware integration, tester software, and custom circuits/PCBs

Requirements

• Degree in Computer, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering  
• Demonstrated experience with Python, C/C++, and Linux  
• 5+ years' experience working with complex electronics systems in the consumer or computer industry in a system integration or validation capacity  
• Working knowledge in some or all the typical EE domains such as PCIe, communication protocols, Post Silicon, Power, thermals, HW optimization, SIPI,  etc.  
• Experience solving hardware optimization problems balancing power, thermals, perf and reliability parameters  
• Experience with hardware design tools such as Altium, Cadence, LTSpice, Catia, Solidworks 
• Excellent grasp of engineering fundamentals, and experience with standard lab equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, o-scopes, DMMs etc.)  
• Comfort with managing competing priorities, complex timelines and resource limitations   

Compensation and 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

$91,600 - $195,600/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.