Staff Electronic Design Engineer, Energy Products Tesla Motors, Inc. 152000 - 348000 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Oct 29, 2026

What to Expect The Energy electrical engineering team designs the eyes, ears, and brains of Tesla's MegaPod, Vehicle charging & Optimus charging and residential/industrial energy storage products including Powerwall and Megapack. This skilled and motivated individual will keep pushing this evolving industry forward by designing central processing boards, wireless/wired communication systems, circuits to ensure user and equipment safety, energy metering, thermal controls, power supplies and distribution, system level components including breakers, contactors, and pyrofuses, and much more. What You'll Do

Own electrical architecture and PCBAs end-to-end from spec through prototype, validation and high-volume manufacturing

Drive electrical tradeoffs to closure with mechanical, firmware, EMC, RF, design validation, thermal design compliance, reliability, and manufacturing test

Provide technical leadership for one of the product lines and mentor junior engineers What You'll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years experience and evidence of exceptional ability or equivalent experience

Deep experience selecting and designing DSPs, microcontrollers, or programmable logic devices

Strong analog and mixed-signal design, including sensor interfaces and signal conditioning

Experience in digital design, including high-speed busses (CAN, Ethernet, DDR, USB, SPI etc.)

Ownership of architecting and designing board-level power architecture

Deep understanding in PCB layout, plane definition, thermal and EMC optimization, signal integrity

Lead DFT and DFM to closure at volume

Previous work in the solar, energy storage, electric vehicle, or charging industry is a plus

Experience in communications networks, power electronics and/or fiber optics is a plus

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)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Earned Wage Access:

Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation

$152,000 - $348,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Notify me of jobs like this