Tesla Software Integration Engineer Drive Inverter Firmware 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

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Work with the design and development engineers throughout the engineering organization to ensure the relevant subsystems are designed with appropriate requirements, interfaces and interactions to achieve specific vehicle functions

Break down new, high-level feature requests into sub-system and component level requirements, and drive the implementation, testing and release of these features against Tesla’s firmware release schedule

Utilize critical analysis of potential failure modes and effects to influence these requirements

Develop overall validation strategy for these features and work with validation teams to ensure automated test coverage is implemented for future firmware releases

Work cross-functionally across mechanical, electrical, system architecture, firmware development and firmware validation teams to understand new component-level hardware changes which are being developed and how to support them in firmware – both in manufacturing and for customer use – so that they can be seamlessly introduced to our vehicle platforms

Develop and execute firmware integration test plans on new hardware components and firmware features to rapidly retire risk from new designs and provide feedback to the development teams to accelerate our aggressive development cycles

Dig into data and source code to identify and debug issues at the system level and propose robust solutions

Work with manufacturing and with service to ensure the function(s) are rolled out and functioning properly. This can include development of processes, diagnostic tools and methods, and root-cause diagnosis for product issues

Collaborate with validation teams to design tests which will validate the functions, interfaces, and interactions of the system. Identify areas of concern, and work with teams to rectify any bugs

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent experience

Minimum 3 years working on development of complex electro-mechanical projects

Exceptional ability to keep multiple projects moving forwards in parallel

Hands-on technical experience debugging complex systems involving networked microprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices

Proven ability to use programming to solve challenging problems and increase own/team’s efficiency through automation

Experience with C and Python are preferred

Ability to fluently interpret system data to gain a full understanding of logged events

Thorough understanding of electrical and mechanical fundamentals - and ability to apply them to automotive concepts

Experience with CAN and Vector CAN tools is a plus

Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) is a plus