Tesla Performance Modeling Engineer Inverter 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

261660799

As a member of the team, you will be responsible for the development, utilization, and validation of inverter models in a generalized capacity. You will develop, maintain and use the model to run trade-off studies, facilitate multi-objective optimization, and communicate performance expectations and requirements. Your work will be highly cross functional with other System Engineering teams.

• Develop an inverter modeling framework that will manage key project deliverables, automate reports, manage large datasets, and provide insight into next generation designs
• Work with experimental data to develop thermal system and power semiconductor models
• Take part in system level studies to optimize inverter performance for application specific operation
• Collaborate with Thermal System Designers, Inverter Firmware Developers, and Reliability Engineers to ensure safe, reliable, operation
• Use Tesla's world class drive unit dynamometers to test inverter operation and validate loss models across torque and speed
• Effectively communicate modeling results to drive architecture, cost, and performance initiatives

• Degree in Electrical Engineering and two years industry experience or equivalent experience
• Experience with advanced model development in MATLAB/Simulink, preferably of power converters
• Excellent understanding of power semiconductors and/or power converters working principle
• Experience with large datasets and complex models.
• Excellent first-principal physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermo-dynamics
• Hands on experience with power-semiconductor double pulse testing and thermal system characterization.
• Proficient with common electronic test equipment. (oscilloscopes, signal generators, DC-supplies, multimeters, network analyzers, and power analyzers)