Electrical Design Engineer
Tesla
About the Role
Tesla is looking for a motivated Electrical Design Engineer to help create our next generation of solar products. You will play a key role designing solar products and characterizing product components and prototypes.
Key Responsibilities
- Draw electrical designs for the PV cell, string, and circuit within PV modules while analyzing stackup tolerances
- Simulate and optimize between electrical losses, optical losses, and material usage
- Construct prototypes and test structures to isolate electrical performance
- Characterize components and assemblies using appropriate metrology and imaging
- Run stress tests to validate robustness of design and component selection
- Drive design iteration and cross-functional feedback
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Proficient in CAD drawing, ideally including AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and GD&T
- Proficient in circuit modeling and design
- Proficient in building and characterizing circuits using tools such as source meters, function generators, and oscilloscopes
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to use first principle reasoning
- Exceptional organization and communication skills
- Detailed-oriented, able to work both independently and in a collaborative project-focused environment
- Experience in semiconductor characterization with techniques such as C-V & TLM
- Working knowledge of solar or power electronics and thermal or safety concerns
- Experience building data acquisition systems