Si Device Engineer Tesla Motors, Inc. 160000 - 295800 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Palo Alto Sep 01, 2026

What to Expect As a Staff / Senior Staff Si Device / Product Engineer at Tesla, you will own silicon device performance, yield, reliability, and productization for critical custom and semi-custom ICs used across vehicle electronics, energy products, and autonomy compute. You will bridge device physics, process technology, design, test, and high-volume manufacturing-turning wafer and package data into actionable product decisions at Tesla pace. You will set device and product engineering standards, lead yield and reliability ramp for new silicon nodes and packages, resolve complexfaband field issues, and guide foundry/OSAT partners with technical authority. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for engineers who can move fluidly from TCAD and SPICE to probe data, burn-in Pareto charts, and executive-ready recommendations. What You'll Do

Own device and product engineering for assigned silicon products: electrical specs, binning strategy,guard bands, datasheet/parametric limits, and production test correlation (wafer sort, final test, SLT)

Drive new product introduction (NPI) from tape-out through process qualification, package qualification, yield ramp, and high-volume manufacturing release

Analyze waferfab, assembly, and test data toidentifyyield limiters; lead DOE and process/device experiments with foundry partners to improve parametric yield, defect density impact, and cost per good die

Define and execute reliability qualification plans (HTOL, HBM/CDM ESD, latch-up, EM/SM, TDDB, NBTI/PBTI, HCI, package stress); model lifetime and set use conditions aligned to automotive and Tesla mission profiles

Partner with Design and DFT on design-for-yield/reliability, corner validation, silicon debug, and failure isolation (scan, memory BIST, analog diagnostics, photon emission, FIB edit as needed)

Own technical interface with foundries and

OSATs:

process change review (PCN), excursion management, SPC limits, baseline recipes, and continuous improvement roadmaps

Characterize device behavior across PVT corners; refine SPICE/model-hardware correlation and feedback device targets to process and design teams

Lead root-cause investigations forfab, package, and field failures; convert FA findings into permanent corrective actions in process, test coverage, or design

Establish product engineering dashboards, excursion playbooks, and release criteria; mentor Device, Product, and Test engineers on rigorous data-driven methods

Advisearchitecture and technologyselection(node, process variant, packaging-including advanced packaging/SiP) based on performance, power, reliability, and supply risk What You'll Bring

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. M.S. or Ph.D. strongly preferred for Senior Staff, especially with device physics focus

8+years (10+ yearspreferred) in silicon device engineering, product engineering, yield engineering, or process integration at a semiconductor company, IDM, foundry, or fabless product organization

Strong foundationin CMOS (and relevant specialty) device physics: short-channel effects, variability, leakage, reliability mechanisms, and process-device interactions

Hands-on experience taking products from first silicon to high-volume production, including ATE program correlation, binning, outlier detection (e.g., PAT/SBL), and yield entitlement analysis

Proficiencywith semiconductor data analysis stacks (e.g., JMP, Python/R, yield management systems) and comfort with large parametric and defect datasets

Experience with automotive or high-reliability qualification frameworks (AEC-Q100, ISO26262collaboration with safety teams, JEDEC

JESD47/JESD22

families) preferred

Working knowledge of backend/test and packaging (wirebond, flip-chip, WLCSP, advanced packaging) and how package stress couples into device reliability

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-company technical programs with foundries/OSATs; crisp technical writing for specs, quals, and executive summaries

Set product engineering strategy across multiple tape-outs or product lines, resolve systemic yield/reliability issues, and raise the technical standard of the team

Thrives in a fast-paced environment; bias to first-principles debug, rapid experimentation, and ownership through production

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

Expected Compensation

$160,000 - $295,800/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.