Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics, Optimus

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Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics, Optimus

| Job Category | Tesla AI | | Location | Palo Alto, California | | Req. ID | 257304 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot electronics team is looking for an electrical engineer to develop robots’ electrical “cardiovascular, sensory, and nervous” systems.

Optimus hardware team joins electrical, mechanical, robotics, sensing, geartrain, electromagnetic, and manufacturing engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative, fast-paced development environment. Optimus electronics team designs and deploys circuits that control power conversion across hundreds of devices across all electrical systems of the robot (actuators, motors, sensors, battery, etc.).

As part of the design team, you will be responsible for all aspects of electrical design (schematic, layout, industrialization, bring up, and validation) of Optimus joint controllers, work closely with firmware, motor controls, and mechanical engineers. You will also support industrialization and production activities.

What You’ll Do

• Own compete start-to-finish development: requirement definition and specification, design execution, simulation, schematic, board layout, manufacturing and DFM iteration, board bring up and integration, and validation of circuit functionality
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical hardware, robot and motor controls, PCB layout, program management, and validation teams on the design of world leading robotic electrical hardware
• Debug various hardware interactions in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment
• Thoroughly document design requirements, calculations, validation results, etc.
• Rapidly iterate as design requirements and product features mature over time

What You’ll Bring

• Strong understanding of power conversion/electronic circuit topologies and design (dc/ac inverters, dc/dc converters, battery powered circuit, Si/GaN/SiC FETs, diodes, gate drivers, semiconductor switching/conduction loss modeling and calculation)
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits (op-amps, microcontrollers, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, component selection, power dissipation, etc.)
• Experience in PCB layout for reduced parasitic inductance/capacitance, mixed power and signal board layout,design for EMI/EMC performance
• Circuit board design (Altium preferred)
• Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, impedance analyzers, signal generators, LCR meters, etc.)
• Experience shipping high-volume PCBAs is preferred
• Modeling and simulation experience (LTSpice, PLECS, ANSYS-Maxwell is preferred)
• Basic scripting/programming ability (MATLAB/Python preferred)
• Basic knowledge of control theory of power converters, embedded programming, PWM
• Bachelors, Masters, PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

• Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

• Tesla Babies program

• Commuter benefits

• Employee discounts and perks program

• Expected Compensation

• $108,000 - $240,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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