Provide expertise on utility and ISO/RTO transmission and distribution interconnection requirements and industry standards for telemetry or data capture (fault recording, sequence of events recording, meter data)
Gain in-depth product knowledge on Tesla energy storage system telemetry and data collection capabilites
Participate and represent Tesla in national, regional, wholesale market and utility standards committees or industry working groups and formulate clear and concise feedback to external stakeholders and policy makers
Collect input from a diverse group of stakeholders (customer, sales, service, firmware, hardware, etc.) and distill into user stories and define clear requirements for software and firmware development teams
Develop internal and external technical documentation to educate customers and adjacent teams about newly deployed functionalities and compliance
Support new Tesla Energy software features by writing specifications and test plans, assisting development and test efforts, managing deployment, and documenting new capabilities
Provide technical support both internally and externally with customers throughout the sales and deployment of Tesla products into new and complex applications
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
Direct Energy industry experience in projects involving interconnection of renewable power plants
Strong knowledge of relevant Energy industry standards such as NERC reliability guidelines for Inverter-based resources, IEEE 2800, or regional regulations such as CAISO Tariff, Business Practice Manuals, ERCOT nodal guidelines, etc.
Ability to quickly become familiar with existing and new standards and regulations and stay up to date on the evolution of requirements applying to Tesla Energy projects
Strong understanding of Energy systems including devices such as meters, inverters, SCADA controllers, and network systems
Experience with digital fault recorders or event capture is desired. Understanding of controls and communication protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, OPC UA is a plus
Demonstrated application of analysis, design, and testing to solve complex engineering problems
Familiarity with programming languages like Python, C, C++, RUST, GO is a plus