Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Field Reliability Engineer - Powertrain

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSunnyvale, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
Ability to navigate existing software and firmware tools and logs to identify and label encountered failure modes.
For entry-level candidates, co-op experience or participation in student competitions such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or solar vehicle competitions.
A broad technical background and ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across varied issues.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish effective working relationships internally and externally.
Strong problem-solving and failure-analysis skills, attention to detail, and analytical thinking.
Proficiency in PCBA-level troubleshooting and debugging.
Ability to use tools and business-system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data.

Responsibilities

Monitor field performance, identify trending issues, and prioritize them based on severity, occurrence, and/or failure-mode cost.
Perform detailed failure analysis and root-cause investigation, including board-, component-, or system-level debugging to isolate faults for physical failure analysis.
Apply mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge and PCBA manufacturing knowledge to drive containment and corrective-action implementation in production, design, suppliers, and firmware.
Communicate engineering-system field performance and obtain buy-in from engineering peers and leadership on improvement priorities and urgency.
Participate in continuous-improvement activities and take preventive actions.
Share lessons learned from previous field issues and provide early feedback in design reviews to identify and mitigate product-performance, reliability, and manufacturability risks, including DFMEAs.
Participate in ongoing optimization of products and processes for performance, cost, and technology.

Desired Qualifications

Prior applicable experience, preferably hands-on failure analysis in consumer electronics or automotive.
Programming experience or familiarity with Python, Minitab, JMP, or similar tools.
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Sunnyvale, California
Requisition ID	259926
Type	Full-time

Job Description

The Field Reliability Engineering team’s mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues, in collaboration with large cross-section of other engineering teams.Engineers on the team are responsible for one or more vehicle systems for Model S/3/X/Y; Semi, CyberTruck or Cybercab (specific to EVs and High Voltage or traditional Automotive components). This is a very hands-on individual contributor role with duties focused on failure analysis and root causes activities.We are seeking a multi-faceted Electrical or Mechanical Engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting infotainment, low voltage, or power electronics components.To be effective, the Field Reliability Engineer will need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of these electro-mechanical assemblies and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture. They will work with other Engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, durability of the products.

Job Responsibilities

Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues. Prioritize based on Severity, occurrence, and/or cost of each failure modes
Detailed failure analysis, identifying root-cause of problems – Perform board-level, component, or system level debugging to isolate faults for physical FA
Apply knowledge of mechanical, electrical engineering and PCBA manufacturing to drive containment and corrective action implementation into production / design / supplier / Firmware
Communicate field performance of the engineering system, gather buy-in from engineering peers and leadership on improvement priorities and urgency
Participate in continuous improvement activities and take preventive actions
Share Lessons Learned from previous field issues; Provide upfront feedback by participating in design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and manufacturability issues are identified and risks mitigated (DFMEAs)
Take part in ongoing optimization of the products and processes (performance, cost, technology)

Job Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or equivalent experience
Prior applicable experience desired; preferably in a hands-on role such as Failure Analysis in consumer electronics or automotive
Ability/experience to navigate existing software/firmware tools and logs to identify and label failure modes encountered
For entry level candidates, Co-ops, or participation in student competitions such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE; Solar vehicle
The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service, and suppliers across a wide variety of issues. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside
Exceptional problem solving and Failure Analysis, strong attention to detail and analytical thinking
Proficient in PCBA level troubleshooting and debugging
Ability to use tools and business system applications to manage, synthesize, and interpret data
Programming Languages & Tools: Python, Minitab, JMP or similar are a strong plus
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment a plus

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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