Sr. Hardware Integration Engineer, Sensing

The Sensing Hardware Team is seeking an electrical engineer specializing in HW integration of wireless systems with 3 years of industry experience. This role will primarily focus on cabin integration of radar-based in-cabin sensing technologies for safety and wellness features.

You will serve as the technical anchor for the system driving cross-functional decision-making that bridges the gap between hardware and software. The role demands high-level judgment to translate complex system interactions into clear safety-first requirements.

You will drive component designs from concept through implementation defining validation strategies and conducting system testing. The candidate will be responsible for helping to integrate sensing hardware onto Tesla vehicles. This includes defining and executing tests to understand how configuration hardware and software changes affect the overall performance of the system.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate test and validate new hardware and software related to vehicle sensors with a focus on radar or wireless systems
• Debug and triage sensor hardware integration problems discovered during early phases of vehicle development and work to identify the root cause and then to help implement and validate fixes
• Distill sensor product requirements for different platforms into constraints and actionable engineering system specs
• Lead cross-functional sensor design discussions with electrical, software, antenna design, EMC, reliability, thermal, and mechanical supply chain and manufacturing teams
• Support early sensor prototype development to de-risk modern technologies
• Drive the validation of RF systems on newly introduced platforms, this includes coming up with setups for validation in lab for both EE and RF metrics engineering tests in the car, etc. and generate and execute the test plan that includes milestones that focus on de-risking product and/or feature deployment and align with the program timeline

Requirements:

• Strong foundation in both hardware and software fundamentals with ability to bridge electrical schematics and firmware architecture
• Ability to read electrical schematics and use lab equipment, oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters for bring-up and troubleshooting
• Ability to design simple automation tools, test scripts, or parsers to improve bring-up and validation efficiency and proficiency in data visualization and analysis tools, MATLAB, Python, etc. to drive engineering decisions
• Strong knowledge of one or more topics among embedded systems, such as microcontroller architecture interfaces (e.g. SPI, I2C), vehicle communication networks (CAN, Ethernet), power converters, ability to expand into other topics and integrate these systems is paramount
• Experience with Power Management for sensing HW. Knowledge of DC-DC converters, LDOs for supply management on complex boards
• Experience with safety-critical systems, functional safety concepts, or automotive validation processes preferred
• Knowledge of RF hardware design or antenna characterization preferred
• Demonstrated ability to develop and use AI tools for engineering tasks, including requirement generation, code assistance, and data synthesis
• Bias toward incremental progress, systematic problem-solving, and explicit risk-based decision making
• Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, and you must be able to lead through influence and judgment
• Debugging experience with wireless radio systems at the conducted or radiated level

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)
• 401k 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:

$160,000 - $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.