Lead Reliability Validation Engineer, Energy & Charging Products

Tesla, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Reliability Validation Engineer to ensure the reliability of innovative Energy & Charging products. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the reliability lifecycle from concept through manufacturing, collaborating with global teams to enhance product durability. Your expertise in mechanical and electrical engineering will be crucial as you analyze failure mechanisms and implement design improvements. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers a competitive compensation package, including stock awards and comprehensive benefits, while making a significant impact in the energy sector.

Benefits

Aetna PPO and HSA plans

Family-building and fertility benefits

Dental and vision plans

401(k) with employer match

Company paid life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and vacation time

Back-up childcare resources

Employee discounts

Commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of hands-on experience in hardware design and testing.
• Strong understanding of reliability testing and failure mechanisms.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Communicate reliability program requirements and streamline testing.
• Work closely with teams to validate reliability results and suggest improvements.
• Drive assessments and communicate risks throughout product lifecycle.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Mechanical Engineering fundamentals

Electrical Engineering fundamentals

Hardware design experience

Design validation

Hardware testing

Mechanical system reliability testing

Durability testing

Understanding of accelerated testing methods

Knowledge of failure analysis techniques

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Related field

Tools

Optical microscopy

SEM

CSAM

X-ray

Cross-sectioning

EDX

Scripting languages for test automation

Job description

Lead Reliability Validation Engineer, Energy & Charging Products

Job Category: Energy & Charging Products

Location: [Location]

Req. ID: 238312

Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect: As a Lead Validation Engineer focusing on manufacturing reliability of Tesla Energy & Charging products, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability designed into Tesla’s industrial and residential products is maintained throughout product manufacturing. This role follows the reliability lifecycle of the product from concept to design, development, testing/analysis, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in, confirm, and grow exceptional reliability at every stage. You will partner with global reliability test partners to streamline environmental stress screening and ongoing reliability testing programs across Energy & Charging products.

What You’ll Do:

• Communicate and streamline reliability program requirements for environmental stress screening and ongoing reliability testing globally.
• Determine component/system level test solutions that optimize product reliability and durability, FMEA-based risk mitigations, test team resources, and program schedules.
• Work closely with Reliability, Design, and Manufacturing teams to validate manufacturing reliability results and action plans suggesting design and/or process improvements to address reliability and durability issues based on understanding of failure root causes.
• Communicate reliability validation plans for components and subsystems providing guidance on sample size requirements and durations for reliability testing.
• Drive reliability assessments in program reviews and clearly communicate risk at product lifecycle.
• Influence supplier selection for higher reliability and provide clear guidance on reliability requirements and demonstration to suppliers.
• Provide reliability design guidelines and apply reliability lessons learned to enable continuous improvement. Answer complex questions on global product manufacturing reliability performance across Energy & Charging products.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong communication skills and experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Solid Mechanical or Electrical Engineering fundamentals.
• 3-10 years of hands-on experience in hardware design, design validation, hardware testing, mechanical system reliability testing, and durability testing.
• Understanding of accelerated testing methods, governing equations, and physics of failure for different failure mechanisms.
• Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, CSAM, X-ray, cross-sectioning and EDX.
• Knowledge of programming in scripting languages for test automation and data analysis/post-processing.
• Knowledge of manufacturing engineering fundamentals.
• Knowledge of reliability warranty analysis and reliability prediction methods.
• Experience working with complex electronic and mechanical systems.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field and five or more years of industry experience in a reliability engineering role.

Compensation and Benefits:

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

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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:

$128,000 - $258,000/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.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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