Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Staff Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics

Board & Electronics DesignUpdated on Nov 12

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

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
At least 6 years of relevant hands-on hardware experience in the design and industrialization of power converter products is required.
Strong understanding of power converter topologies, including theoretical principles and practical design, is required.
Experience selecting high-voltage power semiconductors, including IGBTs, silicon, silicon-carbide, and gallium-nitride MOSFETs and diodes, and designing gate-drive and analog/digital sensing circuits is required.
Understanding of the theory and application of magnetics, including inductors and transformers, and capacitors, including film, ceramic, and electrolytic types, for high-voltage and high-frequency power conversion is required.
Understanding of switching waveforms and semiconductor loss mechanisms, and experience with loss modeling, is required.
Familiarity with schematic-capture and power-converter circuit-simulation tools, proficiency with basic electrical-engineering tools such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and signal generators, and test-automation programming are required.
Experience with printed-circuit-board layout for minimal stray inductance and capacitance, component placement for manufacturability, power/signal-plane definition, and electromagnetic-compatibility optimization is required.
Knowledge of environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for automotive, industrial, and residential applications is required.
Knowledge of basic control theory and experience with embedded programming are required; awareness of UL and CE electrical-safety requirements and relevant electromagnetic-compatibility requirements is also required.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, build, and industrialize power-converter hardware for automotive and energy-product applications.
Own hardware development from specification through design, prototyping, reliability validation, and production.
Capture hardware requirements; build detailed circuit and switching models of power converters; select components; design schematics and printed-circuit-board layouts; build prototypes; and validate hardware.
Collaborate with systems architecture, mechanical, printed-circuit-board layout, manufacturing, reliability, and firmware engineering teams to design, test, validate, and manufacture power converters for Tesla products.
Architect and model new power-electronics topologies with superior performance.

Category	Energy Engineering
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	251460
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Power Electronics group is looking for a skilled and motivated electrical engineer to design and develop Power Electronics converter hardware intended to be used in Tesla powertrains and energy products. 

Job Responsibilities

Architect, design, build and industrialize power converter hardware for use in automotive and energy products applications
Start to finish ownership of hardware – from specification to design, prototype, reliability validation and production
Capture hardware requirements, build detailed circuit and switching models of power converters, select components, design schematics, PCB layout, build prototypes and validate hardware
Collaborate with systems architecture, mechanical, PCB layout, manufacturing, reliability, and firmware engineering teams to successfully design, test, validate and manufacture power converters for Tesla products
Architecture and modeling of new power electronics topologies that have superior performance

Job Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
6 or more years of relevant hands-on hardware experience in design and industrialization of power converter products
Strong understanding of power converter topologies – both theory and practical design
Experience with high voltage power semiconductor selection (IGBTs, Si/SiC/GaN MOSFET’s, and Diodes), design of gate drive and analog/digital sensing circuits
Solid understanding of the theory and application of magnetics (inductors, transformers) and capacitors (film, ceramic and electrolytic) for high voltage and high frequency power conversion
Good understanding of switching waveforms, semi-conductor loss mechanisms and experience with loss modeling
Familiar with schematic capture and power converter circuit simulation tools and proficiency with basic EE tools (Oscilloscopes, Network analyzers, Signal Generators etc.) and test automation programming
Experience in PCB layout for minimal stray inductance/capacitance, component placement strategies for better manufacturability, power/signal plane definition and EMC optimization
Knowledge in environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for Automotive, Industrial & Residential applications
Knowledge of basic control theory and experience with embedded programming, awareness of UL and CE electrical safety requirements and EMC requirements relevant to the design of power converters

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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