Full Description

What To Expect The Steering Software team is looking for an experienced Validation Engineer to develop and execute test cases, bring-up and maintain Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testers and validate new steering features and functions. This role is crucial to releasing high-quality software to our existing customers and new product development. Creating, maintaining, and scaling highly efficient and effective validation systems gives us more confidence in our releases and changes.

The Steering Software team is responsible for steering controls, ranging from low-level embedded drivers to high-level application logic. Come join a team of deeply knowledgeable engineers that strive to build the most robust and reliable embedded systems using cutting-edge software development tools and practices. You will solve some of the most ambiguous and challenging problems in the embedded software space and change how the world produces electric vehicles.

What You'll Do

Develop and execute automated regression test suites for the steering components and system firmware Collaborate with hardware engineering teams to design and build full system HIL testers from scratch Continuously analyze and improve regression test suite coverage Own the validation release process for customer releases, including test strategy scoping, test execution, and sign-off Create and execute board-level test plans to expose weaknesses or faults in the steering controllers Create and develop HIL test cases to enable reliable and efficient validation

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent experience Excellent proficiency in Python and C Scripting skills in other common languages are a plus (Shell, Bash) Knowledge of version control (Git) and continuous integration Excellent verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with the team Knowledge and experience with automation and building tools are a plus (Jenkins, Docker, SCons) Experience with Rust programming language is a plus Previous experience in auto-industry or validating highly complex and safety-critical embedded systems is a plus Ability to read and review electronic circuit schematics

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)