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Oct 01, 2026

Full time

KBR El Segundo, CA

Title: System Safety Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! KBR is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. KBR (formerly LinQuest) is the prime contractor on the MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) contract. You will join the MILSATCOM Systems Engineering team to help define the next generation of space communication systems supporting US Space Force Military Satellite Communications. You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I...

Oct 01, 2026

Full time

Supervising Building and Safety Engineer*

$120,224 - $169,770 yearly

San Bernardino County San Bernardino, CA

This posting covers San Bernardino County. The location shown is the county; the work may be anywhere in it. The Job Help build a better, safer future for business and residents in one of the largest, most diverse counties in the U.S. The Land Use Services Department is looking for a Supervising Building and Safety Engineer* to join a dynamic team dedicated to outstanding service, innovation, and teamwork. The Department seeks a knowledgeable professional inspired by community-based planning, permitting system innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the pursuit of best practices. Reporting to the Building Official, the Supervising Building and Safety Engineer will assign and supervise the work of professional, technical and clerical staff. Duties may include: Review plan check reports, prepared by assigned staff, that indicate deficiencies in plans, calculations and other discrepancies Assist in settling conflicts with builders...

Sep 23, 2026

Safety Restraints Design Engineer, Air Bag Systems

$91,600 - $195,600 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

The Safety Restraints Design and Release Engineer owns all aspects of airbag systems from inception, developing conceptual designs and production release to in-service vehicle life and any field quality concerns. This includes Tier 1 nomination & management, vehicle packaging, drawing releases, component and system validation, ensuring homologation requirements are met, plus preparation and manufacturing support. The Role Support restraint system integration work from design concept to vehicle validation. Provide engineering expertise to supplier and internal interfacing departments Studio and Vehicle Engineering, working particularly close to the CAE team to provide necessary design inputs to optimize the design and occupant restraint performance CAD knowledge (CATIA preferred) to package components accordingly, provide robust and efficient designs for manufacturing and general assembly processes. The candidate should be able to optimize for cost, weight and commercial...

Sep 23, 2026

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Safety Devices

$91,600 - $195,600 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

As a Mechanical Design Engineer in Tesla's HV (Safety) Devices team, you will design cutting edge High Voltage & High Current electrical safety devices for use across the entirety of Tesla, from Vehicle and Energy Storage to Charging and Manufacturing. You will be joining an elite team of driven engineers with a huge scope, reach, and potential impact. The work is fast-paced and challenging. Tesla's mission and vision must excite you. The HV Devices team designs beyond traditional actuating devices like sealed contactors and Pyrotechnic breakers, improving integration, efficiency, safety/performance, and cost. To design new mechanisms, you will be required to know and apply statics, mechanics, thermals, dynamics, and more. Our work is highly multi-disciplinary and you will be expected to know or learn basic electrical and magnetic physics, material science, and advanced manufacturing techniques. Strong design skills, a first-principles approach to problem solving, curiosity to...

Sep 23, 2026

CAE Analysis Engineer, Crash Occupant & Pedestrian Safety

$91,600 - $234,000 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

Analyze and help design and develop occupant and pedestrian protection safety systems to further enhance overall vehicle safety in regulatory, consumer testing, and due care cases. Tesla is synonymous with industry leading crash safety performance and in this role, the analysis engineer will be an innovative and skilled problem solver, using all analytical tools available. Where these tools are insufficient or do not exist, they will develop novel methodologies to enable fast and accurate solutions. They will be brilliant, both technically, as an individual, and as an active member in a diverse and challenging cross-functional team environment. The Role Build state-of-the-art finite element (FE) models of vehicle structures, interiors and restraints Design and analyze restraint systems for various vehicle models Develop and apply advanced crash safety FE methodologies and analysis techniques to drive innovation in design Work closely with structure,...

Sep 23, 2026

Mechanical Design Engineer, Safety Systems, Energy Products

$91,600 - $234,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

Tesla Energy is bringing battery, solar, and charging technologies to the grid, establishing new industries and defining the future of renewable energy ecosystems. This team is at the forefront of enabling this vision by ensuring critical safety systems of highly energy-dense products work as intended. As a mechanical design engineer, safety systems, you will drive the design of battery energy systems to ensure and maintain Tesla's robust safety record. You will own the design of safety-critical hardware from design conception to mass production. Additionally, you will be assigned as the responsible safety engineer of a program, take charge of the validation process, and build the case for robust product safety. In doing so, you will be engaging in safety-critical scenarios across electrical, thermal, mechanical, and even power electronics disciplines. The role is collaborative and cross-functional, requiring extensive interfacing with teams including systems engineering,...

Sep 23, 2026

Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Fire & Building Safety Codes & Standards

$96,000 - $222,000 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

The Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer will be responsible for energy product industry development activities regarding the governing codes, standards and regulations. The role primarily provides coverage of fire safety codes and product standards, including building safety codes, impacting the execution of energy products and informing development teams on regulatory considerations for new product design. This function includes leading and supporting cross-functional initiatives from Compliance, Engineering, Policy, and Operations to ensure streamlined approvals across North America and to a lesser extent internationally. It is the Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer's primary responsibility to support the team's core codes and standards development activities through research, white papers, and active participation in fire/building safety related stakeholder committees such as NFPA 855, NFPA 800, NFPA 1, NFPA 30A, NFPA 88A, NFPA 20, NFPA 25, ICC (IFC, IBC, IEBC, IRC), IEC, and...

Sep 23, 2026

Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Safety

$96,000 - $222,000 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

Regulatory product compliance is a critical business function and a rapidly expanding sector. The role facilitates global market access by leveraging product and process legislation. Regulatory complexity is increasing and continuously evolving with many local, national and international codes, standards and regulations. The Tesla Energy Compliance team is looking for a Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer to support the global deployment of grid interactive energy storage system, micro-grid inverters and V2X system. In this role you'll be responsible for safety certifications, ranging from identifying market entry requirements through design consultancy, testing, certification and permitting. Participating in code development groups to advance industry standards while removing technical barriers to facilitate the deployment of innovative product technologies. The Role Run test cases on Tesla energy products for safety, functional safety and fire safety compliance....

Sep 23, 2026

Passive Safety Test Engineer, Occupant & Pedestrian Impact Safety

$91,600 - $195,600 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

As a member of Tesla's Passive Safety Test team, you will focus on occupant and pedestrian injury testing and analysis, active hood deployment calibration development, and general impact testing. You will also have opportunities to develop skills in adjacent passive safety test areas, including airbag deployments, structural loading, and dimensional measurement testing. Your work will directly support vehicle development, regulatory certification, and consumer protection test ratings. You will plan and execute test programs, analyze and monitor safety performance, and collaborate closely with design and CAE teams to optimize system-level performance. The Role Plan and manage safety test programs supporting new vehicle development, global vehicle introductions, regional/supplier changes, regulatory certification, and consumer ratings - with a primary focus on occupant and pedestrian injury testing and active hood calibration development Communicate test results,...

Sep 23, 2026

CFD Analysis Engineer, Product Safety Engineering

$112,000 - $228,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

This role focuses on creating computational models to analyze the abuse tolerance of high-voltage components and systems within Tesla's diverse product line. The Analysis Engineer will leverage these models to assess potential hazards and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive the development of safer and more robust battery packs. The Role Develop heat transfer, fluid flow, and combustion models to simulate system performance under abuse scenarios Design novel tests to study battery properties in abusive conditions and correlate findings with computational models Build and utilize first-principle analytical models to accelerate design decisions Establish standards to guide design directions for new programs Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate safety considerations into battery pack development Requirements Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience, with 2 years of relevant work...

Sep 23, 2026

CAE Analysis Engineer, Crash Occupant & Pedestrian Safety

$91,600 - $195,600 yearly

Tesla Fremont, CA

Analyze and help design and develop occupant and pedestrian protection safety systems to further enhance overall vehicle safety in regulatory, consumer testing, and due care cases. Tesla is synonymous with industry leading crash safety performance and in this role, the analysis engineer will be an innovative and skilled problem solver, using all analytical tools available. Where these tools are insufficient or do not exist, they will develop novel methodologies to enable fast and accurate solutions. They will be brilliant, both technically, as an individual, and as an active member in a diverse and challenging cross-functional team environment. The Role Build state-of-the-art finite element (FE) models of vehicle structures, interiors and restraints Design and analyze restraint systems for various vehicle models Develop and apply advanced crash safety FE methodologies and analysis techniques to drive innovation in design Work closely with structure, seating...

Sep 23, 2026

Staff Functional Safety Engineer, Product Safety Team

$112,000 - $264,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

As a member of the Product Safety Engineering group, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the safety of Tesla's products across Vehicles, Energy, and Robotics. Our team is responsible for understanding extreme real-world scenarios to inform the design of our products, helping us lead the industry in handling these conditions. We're seeking a Staff Functional Safety Engineer for future vehicle platforms-work that spans many systems and technologies and carries broad impact and high organizational exposure. You will own vehicle-level functional safety strategy from architecture through launch, build and lead a small team, and partner closely with AI, firmware, hardware, and systems teams on interfaces, assumptions, and failure modes. The Role Own end-to-end functional safety strategy for assigned future-vehicle platforms and features, from early architecture through validation and launch readiness Build and lead a small team of functional safety engineers Define...

Sep 23, 2026

Software Validation Engineer, Crash Safety

$140,000 - $300,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

The Crash Safety Software team is looking for an experienced software engineer to develop simulation and test infrastructure critical to releasing safety critical software with high confidence. This role will involve using core software tooling expertise to validate embedded controllers in a virtual simulation environment through Tesla's state-of-the-art Software in the Loop (SIL) infrastructure, along with testing physical ECU hardware through Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testers. You will be responsible for designing scalable infrastructure to support new feature releases, support software Over the Air (OTA) releases, sign off on regression tests, automate test execution pipelines, and work with a small world-class team to ship high-quality software. Additionally, you will develop infrastructure to allow for rapid algorithm iteration, including a pipeline to rapidly incorporate real-world data. This is a unique opportunity to build innovative simulation infrastructure, software...

Sep 23, 2026

Sr. Functional Safety Engineer, Chassis Controls

$120,000 - $396,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

The Chassis Controls team is looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to design and develop world class safety-critical Chassis Controls features. The Chassis Controls team provides safety critical functions like braking and steering to drive a vehicle and complex vehicle functions like traction control, stability control, and anti-lock braking to ensure safe vehicle operation at the limit of physics. You will help design and build these software systems that meet rigorous safety and reliability requirements. You will be tasked to determine the necessary system design paradigms, controller networking, safety mechanisms, and monitoring concepts while working with a team of other functional safety engineers to develop the right frameworks, tools, and processes to realize these functions that exceed or even define the standards for the company and industry. This is a high visibility role with a large responsibility. You will work cross-functionally with electronics and hardware...

Sep 23, 2026

Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Safety Devices

$156,000 - $234,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

Join a fast-paced team designing cutting edge High Voltage & High Current electrical safety devices for use across the entirety of Tesla. From Vehicle and Energy Storage to Supercharging and Manufacturing, the HV Devices team looks beyond traditional devices like sealed contactors, fuses, and pyrotechnic breakers. One example is the Cybertruck 'DPDT' - a motor-actuated reconfigure contactor capable of conducting high charging current, withstanding high voltages, and actuating reliably for thousands of cycles. You will lead efforts to push new devices to new levels, improving integration, efficiency, safety/performance, manufacturability, mass, and cost. Our work is highly multi-disciplinary and, in addition to mechanical fundamentals, you are expected to know or learn basic electrical and magnetic physics. At Tesla, design doesn't stay on a screen, and we don't waste time on products for which we do not see a future. If a first-principles mindset energizes and excites you, this...

Sep 23, 2026

Staff Functional Safety Engineer, AI Hardware

$128,000 - $414,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

The Tesla AI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence through cutting-edge hardware innovation. Dojo is Tesla's custom supercomputer built for massive scale inference. Powered by the next generation architecture, Dojo enables real time AI workloads for Full Self Driving (FSD) and Optimus, while unlocking new frontiers in video generation and space based data center deployment. Training remains a core capability, but Dojo's primary mission is delivering high throughput, low latency inference at a scale never seen before. Tesla's AI Hardware team is building the silicon that will define the next era of AI - on Earth and beyond. As a Staff Functional Safety Engineer at Tesla, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our products meet the highest safety standards across multiple product lines. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology, hardware engineering, and safety-critical systems, directly impacting the safety of our...

Sep 23, 2026

Functional Safety AI Engineer, Tesla AI

$118,000 - $390,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

The AI Platform Integration team is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to design and develop cutting-edge safety-critical systems for seamless integration of AI-driven technologies into AI platforms. We are looking for experienced candidates passionate about ensuring safety and reliability in innovative AI applications. The AI Platform Integration team focuses on embedding AI solutions into safety-critical vehicle functions, such as autonomous driving, predictive control systems, and real-time decision-making. You will help design and build software and integration frameworks that meet stringent safety and reliability standards. Your role will involve determining optimal system design paradigms, communication protocols, and monitoring strategies while collaborating with a team of functional safety engineers, software developers and hardware engineers to establish robust processes, tools, and frameworks that set or exceed industry benchmarks. This is a high-visibility role...

Sep 23, 2026

Electrical Safety Engineer, R&D

$100,000 - $174,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

Tesla is seeking an ambitious Electrical Safety Engineer to support Engineering and R&D teams in North America. In this role, you will act as the technical expert in electrical and battery safety and will drive first-principles solutions for Engineering and R&D teams. You will directly lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of technical programs alongside the Lab Operations EHS teams. You will systematically document risks in the labs using an FMEA-style approach and find solutions with stakeholders to continuously drive down these risks. You will also assist with safe design, build and commissioning for machines, R&D setups and internal products, and work to standardize practices with other R&D operations globally. You will support management of change and new product, process or equipment introduction, specifically pertaining to automated equipment and manual or semi-manual research and development processes. You will use human and organizational...

Sep 23, 2026

Passive Safety Engineering Technician, Airbag Deployment

$24.40 - $65.40 hourly

Tesla Fremont, CA

Join Tesla's passive safety test team to advance vehicle safety through airbag deployment testing. This role supports vehicle development, regulatory certification, and consumer safety ratings by executing tests, managing data acquisition, and maintaining precision across test preparation, execution, and post-analysis. The Role Configure vehicles, components, and crash test dummies for airbag deployment tests Operate measurement systems including DTS data acquisition and high-speed cameras Record test parameters, results, and incidents with meticulous detail Maintain a safe, organized lab environment adhering to 5S standards Modify test setups using fabrication tools including mill, lathe, and welding Repair and calibrate lab equipment Requirements Ability to lift 50 lbs. and operate forklifts Proficiency with hand tools, shop equipment, and Microsoft Office suite Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret test regulations...

Sep 23, 2026

CFD Analysis Engineer, Product Safety Engineering

$112,000 - $228,000 yearly

Tesla Palo Alto, CA

This role focuses on creating computational models to analyze the abuse tolerance of high-voltage components and systems within Tesla's diverse product line. The Analysis Engineer will leverage these models to assess potential hazards and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive the development of safer and more robust battery packs. The Role Develop heat transfer, fluid flow, and combustion models to simulate system performance under abuse scenarios Design novel tests to study battery properties in abusive conditions and correlate findings with computational models Build and utilize first-principle analytical models to accelerate design decisions Establish standards to guide design directions for new programs Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate safety considerations into battery pack development Requirements Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience, with 2 years of relevant work...

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