Electrical Engineer

Must haves:Electrical design expAutoCAD electricalHV or medium voltage or Low voltage exp One-line diagrams Electrical Engineer, Test Setup Commissioning & Sustaining Job Category: Energy – Solar & Storage What to Expect Tesla Energy’s Systems Engineering team is looking for an Electrical Engineer to own commissioning, maintenance, debug, and troubleshooting of automated test setups.

You’ll be the technical lead responsible for maintaining setup uptime—ensuring networking, controls, power distribution, instrumentation, and automation hardware operate reliably across multiple sites.

You’ll own the full setup lifecycle – from electrical bring-up and network configuration to root-cause debugging and the development of Python tools to drive reliability, system visibility, and uptime.

What You’ll Do • Commission & Bring-Up: Lead electrical bring-up, controls integration, network configuration, and sensor validation for new and existing test setups.

• Troubleshoot & Root-Cause: Diagnose electrical, firmware, and network failures across PLCs, DAQ systems, DC power supplies, chillers/thermal controllers, and automation hardware.

• Networking: Configure and maintain managed switches, VLANs/subnets, static IP maps, and controller-to-server communication; resolve connectivity issues across the test environment.

• Python: Build and maintain Python scripts for automated diagnostics, health monitoring, log parsing, and rapid debugging.

• Configuration Control: Maintain consistent firmware versions, IP tables, wiring standards, and hardware configurations across multiple setups.

• Sustaining Engineering: Perform preventative audits, execute hardware upgrades, and retrofit engineering changes into deployed systems.

• Cross-Functional Debug: Collaborate with Test Automation, Controls, Systems Engineering, and Mechanical teams to resolve integration blockers.

• Documentation: Maintain detailed system configurations, track known issues, and document setup-specific quirks to prevent repeated failures.

What You’ll Bring • BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience • Strong troubleshooting skills across wide range of voltage systems (3–480 V AC/DC), analog/digital signals, relay logic, sensors, and grounding • Proficiency in networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, managed switches, VLANs, static IP assignment • Solid Python skills for scripting/debugging and interacting with hardware APIs/libraries • Experience with PLCs, DAQ systems (NI), and industrial communication protocols (Modbus, CAN, etc.) • Comfortable working in Linux environments (SSH, service management, network configuration) • Hands-on lab experience: cable/wire routing, component swaps, using multimeters/scopes for signal validation • Ownership mindset: clean wiring, labeled hardware, consistent processes, well-maintained lab spaces Preferred • Experience in Lab Operations, Test Engineering, or NPI environments • Familiarity with SCADA systems or containerized tooling (Docker) • Exposure to high-voltage safety and power electronics environments