Sr. Incident Investigation Engineer, Automotive Log Data Analyst

What to Expect

Tesla is looking for an experienced Senior Incident Investigation and Support Engineer for the Field Quality, Data Analysis and Engineering team. This role will support the Incident Investigation, Safety and Regulatory & Legal teams. The individual will be dedicated to investigations of field incidents, which includes pulling, assessing and summarizing vehicle information from CAN (Controller Area Network) logs, EDR (Event Data Recorder) data and other telemetry sources to respond to regulatory information requests. In addition, the individual will provide input for incident investigators in the field and provide feedback regarding collision performance to Engineering teams.

What You’ll Do

• Assess field incidents for compliance with regulatory reporting

• Compile CAN log, EDR and other telemetry data for a given incident or incidents in order to meet information requests from regulatory authorities

• Provide input in discerning incident events, vehicle operation and driver inputs based on the compiled information as stated above

• Create data visualizations to communicate results of data assessments

• Provide training and development for incident investigators in the field on vehicle logging and understanding logged values

• Provide summary reports in conjunction with incident investigators for body, safety & restraints and AI team for development input and continuous vehicle improvement

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or proof of exceptional skills in related fields, or equivalent experience

• At least 7 years of vehicle forensic analysis experience, including analysis of electronic vehicle data (CAN and EDR), incident investigation and accident reconstruction

• Demonstrated ability to manage databases and multiple data streams

• Strong analytical skills

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and aptitude for understanding automotive vehicle systems

• A passion for Tesla’s mission and problem solving are a must

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required

• Strong written communication skills required