Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Robotics Electrical Engineer - Hardware & Systems

Board & Electronics Design +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Two to four or more years of relevant experience.
Experience with Altium is preferred.
Experience using MATLAB, Python, or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis.
Strong knowledge of materials, stackups, and fabrication methods for low- and high-volume PCBA, FPC, and rigid-flex boards.
Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits, including LEDs, MOSFETs, op-amps, switching regulators, gate drivers, microcontrollers, SPI, I2C, component selection, electrical motors, and power dissipation.
Familiarity with communication protocols such as LIN, CAN, 10BASE-T1S, and 100BASE-T1.
Ability to present data and trade-offs to facilitate decision-making.
Experience taking projects from concept to production.

Responsibilities

Provide start-to-finish hardware definition and design support, including specification, architecture, design, simulation, schematic, layout supervision, manufacturing, bring-up, and validation of circuit boards.
Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, robot and motor controls, PCB layout, EMC, and validation teams on robotic electrical hardware design.
Document design requirements, calculations, and validation results.
Iterate rapidly as design requirements and product features mature.
Design for manufacturing, test, and EMC.
Support supplier launch activities and vet quality control systems.
Own electrical architecture and distribution for all low-voltage systems on the bot.

Desired Qualifications

A degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics is preferred.

Category	Tesla SI
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	264759
Type	Full-time

Job Description

The Tesla Robotics Team designs and builds humanoid bi-pedal robots (Tesla Bot) to perform tasks that are boring, repetitive, and dangerous for humans. As an Electrical Engineer – Optimus Hardware and Systems, for the Tesla-bot program you will be responsible for developing novel concepts for power and communication transfer within the Tesla Bot. The technologies you create will be the building blocks for electrical distribution for the world’s first mass production bi-pedal humanoid robot.

Job Responsibilities

Start-to-finish hardware definition and design support: Specification, architecture, design, simulation, schematic, layout supervision, manufacturing, bringup, and validation of circuit boards
Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, robot and motor controls, PCB layout, EMC, and validation teams on the design of world leading robotic electrical hardware
Thoroughly document design requirements, calculations, validation results, etc.  
Rapidly iterate as design requirements and product features mature over time
Design for manufacturing, design for test and design for EMC
Support supplier launch activities and vet quality control systems
Own electrical architecture and distribution for all LV systems on the bot

Job Requirements

2-4+ years of relevant experience
Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics preferred
Altium Experience preferred
Experience in MATLAB, Python, or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis
Strong knowledge of materials, stack ups and fabrication methods for low and high volume PCBA, FPC and Rigid-flex boards
Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits including LEDs, MOSFETs, op-amps, switching regulators, gate drivers, microcontrollers, SPI, I2C, component selection, electrical motors, and power dissipation
Familiarity with communication protocols such as LIN, CAN, and 10BASE T1S and 100 BASE T1
Ability to present data/trade-offs to facilitate decision making
Experience taking projects from concept to production

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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