Electrical Designer jobs in United States, California, Fremont

In the Abuse Testing & Engineering group, we push energy storage and power electronics to their limits and beyond using specialized equipment to apply electrical, mechanical, and thermal stresses. Our goal is to provide rapid feedback to inform designs early in development, by understanding how robust systems perform under abusive conditions. We accommodate external regulations but have a strong focus on internal requirements and test to failure. Every Tesla battery product comes through our lab, both vehicles and energy storage. Our environment is fast-paced and incredibly exciting.

We are looking for an Engineer to test a variety of electrically abusive scenarios for power electronics and battery systems across both vehicle and energy products. In this role, you would collaborate with “Pack” and Electronics Design Engineers to design subscale and full-scale tests that meet our requirements, as small as a single cell and as large as an entire product. You would own the testing, through planning and execution (with technician support), results summary and shared decision-making with design teams, resulting in products with world-class safety performance.

• Engage electronics and battery pack teams to understand and prioritize test needs
• Create test plans and execute tests such as FET shoot-through, overvoltage, overcurrent, arc flash, electrical joints failure, or conductive fluid exposure
• Develop sub-pack-scale tests to study novel failure modes with higher fidelity
• Develop any new test equipment needed to conduct tests
• Anticipate and mitigate test execution hazards
• Share results and maintain documentation to be easily referenced by other teams
• Recreate field incidents and suggest countermeasures

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Applied Physics Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience in physically applied engineering (lab testing, development, hobby or school projects)
• Must be hands-on (wiring, prototyping, troubleshooting, instrumentation)
• Enjoys working in cross-functional groups and leading technicians
• Able to plan many concurrent activities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Up to 20% travel
• Bonus: experience with CAN bus, battery management systems, Python, National Instruments data acquisition hardware / LabVIEW, CAD, oscilloscopes and related high voltage probes, or similar

• This is not a desk job, you will get dirty. Team members must be willing to design, estimate, purchase, construct, commission and maintain their work. You don't need to have all these skills to start, but you must be willing to learn them
• Lead electrical design for the following electrical deliverables: Single line diagram, panel schedule, grounding drawing, underground conduit drawing, power plan, lighting layout, and area classification drawing
• Responsible to prepare electrical deliverables with respect to code compliance and ensure every design maintains the highest level of quality
• Simulate and analyze electrical engineering studies (short circuit study, load flow analysis, arc flash study)
• Participate in field construction and commissioning activities by serving as the point of contact for technical questions and real-time issue resolution
• Interface with external EPC firms during bid and project execution phases as needed to ensure that design and specifications meet our Engineering Standards
• Support site operations as an electrical system owner - ensure infrastructure reliability and design/coordinate changes as needed

• 2+ years working experience in the electrical infrastructure design. Electrical construction experience is plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 7+ years work experience in heavy commercial and industrial sector (manufacturing, datacenter, hospital, campus, etc)
• Experience with Revit
• Strong desire to be a part of a world class team focused on achieving amazing results
• Proficient to NEC/CEC requirement/exceptions
• Registered as a CA Professional Engineer (PE) or willing to work to attain your PE