Associate/Senior/Staff Drive/Traction Inverter (Powertrain) Performance Modeling Engineer

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Tesla's drive unit development team seeks skilled performance modeling engineers to enhance power electronics in electric vehicles. Responsibilities include implementing power stage loss and thermal models in MATLAB/Simulink, leveraging the traction inverter model for vehicle architecture initiatives, maintaining and expanding model capabilities, and collaborating with engineering teams. The role requires expertise in power converter modeling, software development, switching waveforms, semiconductor losses, and thermal behavior of power components. Experience with Git/Github is essential. This is a fast-paced, high-visibility role working with cutting-edge technology.
Must have:
  • M.Sc. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent
  • Power converter modeling in MATLAB/Simulink
  • Custom software development & maintenance
  • Understanding of switching waveforms, semiconductor losses, and thermal behavior
  • Experience with Git/Github
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of electric machines, thermal design, and mechanical design

Job Details

What to Expect
Tesla’s drive unit development team is looking for skilled and motivated performance modeling engineers to push the power electronics propelling our vehicles to the next level. The team leverages a parametric performance model, and you will develop it, maintain it, and use it to run trade-off studies, facilitate multi-objective optimization, and communicate performance expectations and requirements. It's an exciting work environment with plenty of engineering resources and bright colleagues to collaborate with. As an industry leading company, Tesla offers the opportunity to work on bleeding edge technology in a fast paced, dynamic, and high visibility role.
What You’ll Do
  • Implement (MATLAB/Simulink) power stage loss and thermal models for traction inverter applications.​

  • Leverage the traction inverter model to produce repeatable and dependable results to drive vehicle architecture initiatives and roadmaps.​

  • Maintain and grow organically the capabilities of the model - software architecture.​

  • Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, PCBA, and firmware engineering teams to identify the limits of traction inverter performance.

What You’ll Bring
  • M.Sc. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or equivalent experience. ​

  • Experience with power converter modelling in MATLAB/Simulink.​

  • Experience working with, developing, and maintaining custom software source code.​

  • Good understanding of switching waveforms, semiconductor losses and thermal behavior of power components.​

  • Experience with Git/Github.​

Additional Preferred Skills​

  • Knowledge of electric machines, thermal design, and mechanical design.

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