Tesla
Firmware Validation Engineer, Low Voltage Power
Tesla, Stanford, California, United States, 94305
The Low Voltage Power Firmware Team is responsible for power distribution and management features on the Tesla vehicle platforms. As an engineer on this team, you will be responsible for testing our vehicle's power management and distribution features to ensure the quality and safety of the user's driving experience. You will architect, design, and implement firmware validation procedures, equipment, tooling, and automation to efficiently test vehicle components and subsystems. You will work closely with development and integration teams to explore and validate the performance capabilities of our hardware and firmware to ensure code quality is high. Your effort to create and equip automated validation infrastructures and coverage reporting will have a direct impact on the reliability, robustness, and value of our products. Your impact will help the world's acceleration to energy sustainability.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, validate, and maintain component-level testers, typically in the form of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) Create software models of physical systems internal and external to Tesla vehicles Work with development engineers to design software validation infrastructure to maximize tester speed, ease of use, reliability, and fidelity Explore and innovate methods of measuring and increasing testing coverage and validating the robustness and quality of the charging firmware Design advanced automated test suites Architect methods of integrating the automated test suites into development processes Create reporting mechanisms for automated testing for firmware and hardware Understand and deconstruct complicated software systems and devise strategies to test these systems Create and execute test plans designed to expose weakness or faults in components Report the coverage of the automated tests and the metrics that the code is being evaluated against Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent 1+ year of relevant experience (embedded design/validation) Proficiency in Python and comprehension of C Expertise testing devices and debugging hardware (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM) Desire to participate in improving code robustness and designing testing infrastructure Ability to think creatively and produce "outside of the box" solutions Experience in electronic and system schematic design & capture (Altium Designer) preferred Experience designing or interfacing with Hardware/Software-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) test setups preferred Familiarity with National Instrument Testing Software (LabView, TestStand, VeriStand) preferred Knowledge of source control (Git) and continuous integration (Jenkins) preferred 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:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) LGBTQ+ care concierge services 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 Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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 - $348,000/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.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, validate, and maintain component-level testers, typically in the form of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) Create software models of physical systems internal and external to Tesla vehicles Work with development engineers to design software validation infrastructure to maximize tester speed, ease of use, reliability, and fidelity Explore and innovate methods of measuring and increasing testing coverage and validating the robustness and quality of the charging firmware Design advanced automated test suites Architect methods of integrating the automated test suites into development processes Create reporting mechanisms for automated testing for firmware and hardware Understand and deconstruct complicated software systems and devise strategies to test these systems Create and execute test plans designed to expose weakness or faults in components Report the coverage of the automated tests and the metrics that the code is being evaluated against Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent 1+ year of relevant experience (embedded design/validation) Proficiency in Python and comprehension of C Expertise testing devices and debugging hardware (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM) Desire to participate in improving code robustness and designing testing infrastructure Ability to think creatively and produce "outside of the box" solutions Experience in electronic and system schematic design & capture (Altium Designer) preferred Experience designing or interfacing with Hardware/Software-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) test setups preferred Familiarity with National Instrument Testing Software (LabView, TestStand, VeriStand) preferred Knowledge of source control (Git) and continuous integration (Jenkins) preferred 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:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) LGBTQ+ care concierge services 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 Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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 - $348,000/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.