Low Voltage Harness Technician

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Low Voltage Harness Technician

| Job Category | Engineering & Information Technology | | Location | Palo Alto, California | | Req. ID | 275226 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Tesla Energy is looking for a highly skilled Electronic Technician to build, rework and maintain wire harnesses to support the development of our energy products and test setups. Projects are open ended and often with limited up-front guidance. The successful candidate for this position must have a background in electrical systems, particularly related to low voltage wiring. We expect candidates for this role who possess a wealth of experience, enabling them to independently construct electrical harnesses according to provided drawings.

What You’ll Do

• Interpret harness drawings, execute precision cuts, strips, crimps, and meticulously assemble high-density harnesses in strict adherence to provided specifications
• Maintaining a lab, ensuring that it is well-stocked with the tools and materials needed to make prototype wire harnesses
• Supporting bench-top electrical system builds and testing, including, obtaining and tracking LV components from other Tesla groups as well as 3rd party vendors
• Providing clear, accurate timely information and feedback to engineers on any problems found during testing and trial builds
• A wide variety of other technician tasks, supporting the engineering team as needed

What You’ll Bring

• Previous experience with low voltage wire harnesses: connectors, contact terminals, ground terminals, cables, clips and taping
• Able to read electrical schematics and harness drawings and create a harness from scratch
• Able to use multi-meters, soldering iron, wire crimping tools, hand tools for extracting pins from connectors
• 2 year technical/automotive degree or 3+ years lab experience preferred
• Extensive knowledge of methods, techniques, parts, tools and materials used in the maintenance and repair on various energy products
• Able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills, computer skills
• Meticulous attention to detail

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

• $24.40 - $50.40/hour + 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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