7 software engineer principal software engineer jobs found in Palo Alto

The Drive Systems team designs, optimizes, and engineers world class EV powertrains that push the boundaries of efficiency, performance, and time to market.  This can only be done with a deep understanding of engineering first principles and the ability to leverage finite element analysis early and often during the design process. We are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer, CAE for our Drive Systems team. This is a hybrid role between a Mechanical Design Engineer and a CAE Analyst. You will analyze and optimize revolutionary vehicle designs never before executed, enabled by clean-sheet design methodology and Tesla’s innovative EV architecture. Tesla doesn’t work with the typical barriers between the Design and Engineering teams; at Tesla you are empowered to push boundaries by working closely with all groups involved and help drive for the best overall outcome. The Role Developing highly predictive finite element models in collaboration with a small team of design...

We are a fast-growing, diverse team of multi-disciplinary engineers dedicated to advancing Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy—specifically through the validation of thermal systems for our vehicle programs. From concept to production, our team ensures the functionality, performance, and durability of critical Autopilot hardware across all Tesla vehicle platforms. As a Thermal Test Engineer for the Compute HW validation team, you will take a leading role in designing and executing comprehensive test plans that validate the power and thermals of the autopilot cooling system. You’ll be responsible for shaping validation strategy, driving root cause investigations, and ensuring our systems meet stringent quality and reliability targets in real-world conditions. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple vehicle programs—from current production to future platforms—and to collaborate closely with design, integration, reliability,...

The Field Quality team’s mission is to improve customer experience of Tesla products by reducing field issues. The role is responsible for our charging product portfolio including, but not limited to Super & Mega charger, Optimus Charging and Wall connector and works cross functionally with other engineering and service teams. We are seeking a multi-faceted engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of identifying, analyzing, root causing, implementing countermeasures, and reporting on issues affecting products. To be effective, the Field Quality engineer will need to be intimately familiar with the detailed behavior of our Energy Products and the tools and equipment used in their design and manufacture.  They will work with other engineering teams to quickly mitigate and implement countermeasures of field issues to improve quality, reliability, and durability of the products. The Role Monitor products field performance, identify trending issues.  Prioritize based on...

We seek a highly motivated hands-on automation engineer in Low Voltage Test Automation group, a team focused on creating robust, data-centric production testing equipment for Tesla’s vehicle electronics and silicon development. This team develops automation using mechanical, electrical, software, and controls of reliable and cost-efficient capital equipment for suppliers and Tesla factories around the world. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the team that creates automated systems to ensure Tesla provides the highest qualities components possible. The ideal candidate takes pride in hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills and attention to detail. They appreciate an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed, rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. The person must be a self-starter who looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job, and someone who is driven to collaborate with multiple engineering teams....

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...

As a key member of the motor research team, the Electric Motor and Powertrain Testing Engineer will be responsible for performing electric motor testing for new product development and technology exploration. This position will be critical for Tesla’s current and future electric vehicles. This person will be working closely with the dyno hardware team, software team, dyno operation team and motor control team, to program-manage motor testing activities. The Role Program-manage motor testing for product development and technology development Interface with dyno hardware team, and software team, program-manage dyno infrastructure development and asset maintenance Collaborate with testing engineers across teams to continue developing and improving in-house electric motor testing setup and sequences Perform standard testing of motor losses, parse and digest testing data, review testing results within motor research team and across teams Develop non-standardized...

Come join a small team of experts building the one of the most trusted IoT platform in the world connecting Tesla backends and our customers to their cars. We are looking for a highly motivated engineer who truly believes in security as a first principle. Companies have talked for years about a future of "connected cars." At Tesla, we’re at the forefront of innovation by providing a complete suite of rich backend services to our exponentially growing fleets. The team is operating and developing a rich eco-system in charge of any remote interaction with the vehicles (ride-hailing, remote control, remote diagnostic, over-the-air updates, vehicle telemetry for self-learning Autopilot algorithm, mobile apps APIs, etc.). Our mobile applications allow customers to interact with their cars via real-time, low-latency two-way communication. We are looking for a highly motivated engineer specializing in security engineering to strengthen Tesla’s information, infrastructure, and product...