Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Engineering Technician - Thermal Mechanical, Abuse Test & Engineering

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Full-timeFremont, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Experience with a variety of hand and power tools.
Experience instrumenting various sensors, including thermocouples, pressure transducers, heat flux sensors, and gas sensors.
High awareness of safety hazards, procedures, and best practices.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and program management software such as JIRA.
At least 2 years of experience in a lab or machine shop setting.
Comfort with mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, and troubleshooting.
Ability to travel to Tesla test sites to conduct testing (10–50%).

Responsibilities

Follow test plans to set up data acquisition systems to measure parameters such as temperature, pressure, heat flux, voltage, and video/audio.
Execute complex destructive testing and gather data from a variety of sensors.
Perform post-test teardown inspections and document findings.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and calibrate test equipment and data collection tools.
Collaborate with various teams on device-under-test build, preparation, and instrumentation.
Maintain consumables inventory and keep the lab organized.
Keep stakeholders informed about task progress and blockers.
Create and refine standard operating procedures and follow them meticulously for test execution.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with energy storage device testing.
Experience with data acquisition systems and software such as NI LabVIEW.
Experience with lithium-ion batteries, high-voltage systems, or handling hazardous materials.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Fremont, California
Requisition ID	285034
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>Come be a key player in a team that executes battery-scale thermal and mechanical destructive safety testing, for both vehicle and energy storage packs. This is a very hands-on role where you would be working along with test engineers to setup, execute the tests as well as handle post-test analysis and troubleshoot issues that arise during test execution. In this highly collaborative role, you will make a direct impact on optimizing product safety and accelerate Tesla’s next-gen products’ time to market. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Follow test plans to setup data acquisition system to measure parameters like temperature, pressure, heat flux, voltage, video/audio

Execute complex destructive testing and gather data from variety of sensors

Perform post-test teardown inspections and document findings

Troubleshoot/maintain/ calibrate test equipment and data collection tools

Collaborate with various teams for DUT build, preparation and instrumentation

Maintain inventory of consumables and keep the lab organized

Keep the stakeholders aware of the task progress or blockers

Create/ refine SOPs and follow them meticulously for flawless test execution

Job Requirements

Experience with variety of hand and power tools

Experience instrumenting various sensors (TCs, PTs, Heat flux, Gas)

High awareness of safety hazards, procedures, and best practices

Working knowledge of MS office tools and program management software like JIRA

2+ years in lab/machine shop setting; experience with energy storage device testing a plus

Comfortable with mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, and troubleshooting

Eager to learn, proactive and ability to convey issues effectively

Bonus: Experience with data acquisition systems and software (NI LabVIEW)

Bonus: Experience with Li-ion batteries, high voltage systems or handling hazardous materials

Ability to travel to Tesla’s test sites to conduct testing (10-50%)

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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