Integration Engineer, Keys & Authentication

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Integration Engineer, Keys & Authentication

| Job Category | Vehicle Software | | Location | PALO ALTO, California | | Req. ID | 274112 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

This Integration Engineer will be responsible for maintaining our leading position in the industry by providing the most seamless vehicle access control experience to our customers. This role will involve evaluating future technologies as well as ensuring current production systems work flawlessly, by collaborating with various cross-functional teams, including design (software, electrical and mechanical), validation, manufacturing, service, and program management. Integration Engineers are responsible for the overall functionality and performance of keys and security systems throughout the product life cycle. This role will work with various wireless technologies (BLE, UWB, NFC) in combination with iOS, Android, and other custom devices, as well as optimize systems in the context of many vehicle platforms and connected backend services.

What You’ll Do

• Design prototypes to evaluate new technologies
• Bring-up and debug early software and hardware prototypes through characterizing the systems and ensuring systems perform to requirements
• Turn user behaviors and experience for the access control systems into actionable software and hardware requirements
• Lead software architecture design of access control products and features
• Define system software and hardware interfaces
• Serve as a system leader to provide technical direction for electrical, software, manufacturing, mechanical design, and service teams
• Support validation teams in developing component and system level test plans to meet product requirements
• Understand and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment of products or features
• Perform field data analysis to improve design and performance of the system
• Analyze changes to assess impact to systems by summarizing impacted devices, interfaces and process in the hardware and software domain

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Comfortable with Electrical Engineering fundamentals
• Experience with low power wireless networks, preferably Bluetooth Low Energy or Ultra Wide Band
• Proficient in Python
• Strong C/C++ comprehension
• Excellent at hands-on debugging complex systems involving network microprocessors
• Experience prototyping embedded systems involving handling hardware and wiring
• Comfortable analyzing data to improve design and performance of a system
• Understanding of hardware and software development processes
• Experience with automotive communication protocols (CAN and LIN), preferred

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

• $140,000 - $300,000/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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