Tesla Diagnostics Engineer Robotaxi Operations 

United States, Texas, Austin 

110965589

A strong technical background in diagnosing complex electromechanical systems with heavy software content and deployed in safety-critical applications is required. Experience defining and optimizing processes for a large-scale operation is also critical. You will be responsible for contributing directly to the continuous improvement of our driverless products. This engineer must be passionate about the product, a strong critical thinker, and capable of understanding technical system-level architecture and issues.

• Responsible for creating and improving the tools and processes used for diagnosis and repair of Tesla’s driverless vehicles used as robotaxi’s
• Define the workflow of automated, real-time diagnostics running onboard and offboard the vehicle to direct vehicles to service and inform the necessary repairs
• Create automated diagnostic scripts to analyze vehicle logs, and define and diagnostic procedures to be used by Tesla service technicians
• Collaborate with service technical operations to define repair procedures, including creating necessary software routines to increase repair efficiency
• Conduct analyses to determine cost effective opportunities to rework and remanufacture critical components for re-use within Tesla’s fleet
• Identify and propose product improvements to hardware and software development teams that will increase reliability and uptime, reduce service cost, and minimize time spent in service
• Perform diagnostics on field failures both remotely - looking at data logged by the vehicle – and directly in the field with onboard diagnostic tools
• Coordinate with design and development teams to perform further root cause analysis with component owners where necessary

• Degree in Automotive Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience
• Experience in automotive industry, technical operations, or technical support of physical products; experience with autonomous vehicles a plus
• Experience testing, validating, diagnosing, and/or designing complex electromechanical system with significant embedded software
• Knowledge of basic vehicle architecture, including CAN; a plus
• Knowledge of software connected devices, especially vehicles, a plus
• Experience with Python preferred; experience with C/C++ a plus
• Experience with data acquisition, analysis, and processing tools, such as SQL, preferred
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
• Demonstrated experience working hands-on with the products; Formula SAE or experience working on personal cars is a plus