Validation Engineer, Industrial Energy Products Tesla - 3.3 Palo Alto, CA Job Details Full-time $120,000 - $252,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Commuter assistance Health savings account AD&D insurance Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Flexible spending account Flextime Adoption assistance Employee assistance program 401(k) matching Employee discount Benefits from day one Pet insurance Qualifications Software issue identification Regression testing implementation Feature validation testing Systems integration Rust (programming language) Go Engineering development testing Software troubleshooting Automation Embedded systems 5 years Engineering Modbus Computer hardware Embedded software System validation Equipment malfunction response Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) IP networking Linux Simulation systems Electrical Engineering Hardware diagnostics Entry level Debugging Validation design Failure analysis Full Job Description What to Expect We are seeking a validation engineer for the site-level energy controller on our utility-scale battery sites. That controller runs on embedded Linux. It manages settings, telemetry, and failover, and it talks to utility and SCADA equipment. You will run software-centric SIL and HIL for it, build that regression with System Integration, and keep the work on the bench. You do not need to have already defined a validation program. You do need the instinct to look at a controller change and suspect which failure would escape, then go prove it. Our stack includes Go, Rust, and Python. We are language agnostic, and none of these is mandatory. What You'll Do Run software-centric SIL and HIL for the site-level energy controller on embedded Linux — settings, telemetry, redundancy/failover, and utility/SCADA communications — so System Integration is testing the site, not the application Propose the cases worth automating. For a controller change, look for the failures that would escape — restarts, partial writes, timed-out peers, split state — and do not stop at a suite that only proves the happy path. System Integration and the software team decide which of those become permanent tests Build that regression with

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automated SIL and HIL that runs against controller builds and catches those cases before they become a system-test problem. The team writes these tests in pytest Validate Modbus, DNP3, and SCADA behavior on the bench, including timeouts, bad frames, and peer dropouts, on real equipment where the lab has it and in simulation where it does not Debug the bench you share. You will not own rack bring-up, but you will trace a failure from the application through TCP/IP to the port, and you will touch the hardware when that is the fastest way to separate a software bug from a wiring one When the defect is below the application, follow it far enough to hand off a reproducible case. Kernel and OS depth is learned here. The work stays on the bench: no field deployments, no full-site signoff What You'll Bring Degree in Engineering (Software, Electrical, Computer, or a related field), or equivalent experience Internship, co-op, or up to a few years in test, embedded software, or controls. A new graduate with a strong lab or project record qualifies. Five years is not required Evidence you think about how something fails, not only how to show it works. A project or internship where you found a case the obvious test missed Some time on a bench, in SIL, or in HIL. You have written or changed a test, not only run one someone else wrote Networking fundamentals enough to follow a conversation from the application toward the wire, and a willingness to debug on real hardware One industrial protocol, or proof you can pick an unfamiliar one up quickly. Modbus, DNP3, or SCADA. All three is not required Able to read code and change a test harness. Our stack includes Go, Rust, and Python. We are language agnostic, and none of these is mandatory Able to write automated tests. We use pytest. Experience in another framework is fine Kernel or OS debugging is not required 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 $120,000 - $252,000/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. Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.