Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Drive Inverter

Tesla Motors, Inc.
118,320 - 225,840 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Palo Alto
Dec 23, 2025
What to Expect Join the electric revolution as an electrical design engineer at Tesla! You will lead innovation and development activities for the drive inverter, a critical component that impacts performance, efficiency cost and reliability of future vehicles. Collaborating with cross functional talented team you will be pushing the vehicular power density to its physical limits. Your work will have a direct impact on the future of sustainable energy, and we're looking for a motivated and skilled engineer to lead the way. What You'll Do Develop, characterize and validate high voltage power semiconductors for traction inverter applications Measure, analyze data including switching waveforms, losses and thermal performance Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, PCBA, reliability, manufacturing and firmware engineering teams to optimize inverter switching, loss, reliability and thermal behavior Design, implement, and validate solutions for EMC, reliability, and manufacturing Solve electronics packaging issues including thermal management, electrical isolation, interconnection design, shock and vibration, electromagnetic interference (EMI), etc. Start to finish ownership of hardware - from specification to design, prototype, reliability testing and high-volume manufacturing What You'll Bring Bachelor's Degree inElectricalEngineering, or equivalentexperience 3+ year's experience with high-voltage power semiconductors, including wide bandgap devices (IGBTs, SiC-MOSFETs, etc.), in high-power (>50 kW) and high-voltage (>300 V) applications Experience with double-pulse testing and thermal characterization, as well as familiarity with gate drive and protection circuit design Specification of power semiconductor devices, Gate Drivers, Capacitors, Inductors and successful deployment of these components in power modules design Knowledge of power conversion topologies, power device magnetics and control loop design. Experience with scripting for data processing and test automation, such as MATLAB, Python or LabView Experience with SPICE and circuit simulation, FEA parasitic modeling and PCB design and assembly Knowledge of automotive environmental, reliability, and safety requirements Compensation and Benefits 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 Aetna 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 $118,320 - $225,840/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.