What To Expect
The Chassis Systems team is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer for vertical actuator control development. As an Embedded Developer on the team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality embedded code that controls suspension and damping actuators using various vehicle sensors, influencing ride, handling, and overall vehicle dynamics (including longitudinal, vertical, and lateral aspects).

You will be challenged to write efficient, safe, and robust code with a physics-based architecture that follows first principles, works seamlessly across multiple vehicle platforms, and enables data-driven decisions while triaging between parallel efforts. You will integrate sensors and motor controls, realize safety mechanisms on embedded targets, and solve complex problems spanning vehicle dynamics, motor controls, safety systems, and embedded software engineering. You will also drive design decisions on the vehicle electrical architecture, microcontroller selection, software architecture, and PCB design. Come join an industry-defining software team that strives to build the safest and most performant vehicle control systems.

What You'll Do

Develop high-quality, safety-critical software for the RTOS, sensor and motor actuation drivers  

Perform hands-on hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, and code optimization 

Perform bench and PCB-in-the-loop testing for verification of developed software 

Make performance and optimization trade-offs to meet product requirements 

Design appropriate abstractions to allow code reuse across different vehicle platforms 

Develop software with test-driven verification and automated validation testing

Specify vehicle sensor, actuator, and computational performance requirements

Analyze system performance (physical and compute) against requirements

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar areas of study, or equivalent experience

Proficiency in C  

Proficiency with git

Familiarity with MISRA C and Python are a plus 

Hands-on experience with microcontroller peripherals such as ADCs, CAN, GPIOs, PWM, and SPI 

Experience working with electrical schematics and understanding circuit behavior 

Experience working with sensors and digital signal processing 

Experience working with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) 

Experience working with PID controllers and other control loops is a plus 

Knowledge of build systems (SCons, Bazel, Buck) are a plus 

Benefits
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:

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

$120,000 - $396,000/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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