What to Expect
The Sensing Hardware Team is seeking a hardware engineer specializing in motion sensing with 3+ years of industry experience. The role will primarily focus on developing motion sensing technologies for FSD (full-self driving), vehicle control, and safety features. As a Sensor Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for the overall performance of the sensing system and its features at any point in the product life cycle; serve as the owner of a given sensing system to address any issues discovered from development through deployment; understand and debug hardware and software interactions from prototyping through product launch; and manage priorities and support a host of projects simultaneously.
What You'll Do
Specification generation: distill sensor product requirements into constraints and actionable engineering systems design discussions
Collaboration: lead cross-functional sensor design discussions with electrical, software, supply chain, manufacturing, thermal, mechanical and service teams
Architecture definition: translate sensor design discussions into architecture and design documents in the form of system block diagrams, functional and performance requirements; define hardware and software interfaces
Schematic & PCB Layout: Collaborate with board designers to review schematics and guide layout from motion-sensing perspective and perform bring-up and validations
BOM definition: work with the supply chain team to ensure components will meet performance, cost & manufacturing requirements
Prototyping: support early sensor prototype development to de-risk new technologies
Hardware Validation: generate/execute bench-level motion sensing validation plans; work with other electrical engineers to validate the electrical and EMC performance; work with reliability team to qualify the performance over various lifetime conditions
Production: work with manufacturing team and test team to define manufacturing process and test coverage to achieve high-volume mass production with high yield
Feature Validation: define feature readiness milestones and qualification criteria; develop data collection and analysis pipeline at all stages of the project
Service & Improvement: work with software team and service team to monitor the feature and sensing performance, develop the triage and failure analysis workflow and investigate improvement opportunities from all aspects
What You'll Bring
Deep understanding of motion sensing in terms of sensor physics, feature development and integration challenges
Fundamental knowledge of sensor physics, circuit design, analog analysis and statistics
Hands-on experience in system-level design, architecture, characterization and validation
Proven cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills; be able to present risk/performance analysis and recommendations to cross-functional teams including execs
Serve as the central point-of-contact of a given sensing system for any issues during development or deployment; understand and highlight impacts of hardware, software, or process changes; understand and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment
Proficiency in Python, MATLAB; experience in physical simulation tools (eg. ANSYS) and circuit simulation tools (eg. SPICE) will be a plus
Proficiency in data visualization and statistical analysis\u202f, excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience in high-volume mass production and experience in working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
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:
Expected Compensation
$124,000 - $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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Staff Sensor Hardware Engineer, Motion Sensing
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