Tesla Electronics Test and Automation Group (ETAG) is the main point of contact to ensure the highest quality vehicle, silicon and robotics electronics for our customers. Our mission is to develop test automation equipment, architect software automation framework, and provide hardware/software/data infrastructure for Tesla electronics communities worldwide.
We are seeking an engineer to design Manufacturing Test Equipment for low voltage electronic hardware. Automated functional testers will be deployed at Tesla factories and contract manufacturers worldwide.
This team concentrates on mechanical, electrical and software design of reliable testers and tools for all production vehicles. We are looking for makers, self-motivated people who love tinkering and get satisfaction from manifesting ideas into real tangible things. Project timelines can be as short as a few weeks, producing equipment to test and assist in the assembly of the vehicle programs on the bleeding edge of Tesla's innovation. This is an opportunity to be a part of the "machine that builds the machine."
Responsibilities
- Design and develop automated test equipment for functional test of low Voltage automotive modules
- Create Production test specification for electronic hardware
- Create, read, interpret, and diagnose schematics, wiring diagrams, and circuits
- Create test software to communicate with test equipment such as power supply, signal generators, DAQ, spectrum analyzer
- Develop software drivers and framework to interface with automotive modules using CAN, LIN, Ethernet & USB
- Confer and collaborate with cross functional teams, such as hardware, firmware, factory process, and quality teams
- Support bring up, validation, and development of new hardware and systems at suppliers
- Sustain existing testers at suppliers
Requirements
- Experience with Python development in Linux
- Hands-on experience designing and debugging electronics
- Lean Six Sigma, GRR, and problem solving skills
- Understand electrical products test manufacturing process and test coverage across different machines
- Cost conscious and able to continuously improve both hardware and software frameworks
- Ability to travel across APAC to onside support contract manufacturers
Extra Points
- Engineering experience in EE/CE or equivalent with 2 or more years developing testers for harsh production environment
- LabView and Teststand experience
- Able to rework surface mount components
- PCBA design and embedded firmware development (ARM Cortex)
- Exposure to a wide variety of test systems, production machinery and hobbyist electronics (pogo-pins, industrial sensors, PLCs, pneumatics, Raspberry Pi, microcontrollers, etc)
- Exposure to Altium, SolidWorks, CATIA, and AutoCAD
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