Audio Hardware Test Engineer

Tesla seeks to change the world by accelerating the transition to sustainable energy, and you can be a part of that mission by ensuring that the audio experience in a Tesla vehicle is second to none.
You will have the opportunity to make substantial impact on the product ensuring the audio systems in our cars are built correctly with high audio quality, getting hands-on experience in the factory production environment, validating automotive audio features in a fast-paced development and manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to apply a passion for audio perfection and gain cross functional skills in software, hardware, manufacturing, and connected infrastructure to root cause manufacturing issues, and develop efficient procedures, tools and infrastructure for automated audio system testing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct studies for development of audio tests on the production line to ensure build quality
• Implement software and algorithm for audio system tests on the production line
• Track changes in the factory and collaborate with factory teams to improve first pass yield
• Optimize and improve tests for accuracy and reducing test takt time
• Validate changes to audio hardware, DSP algorithms, and software for impact on factory test
• Validate factory test development on representative hardware and contexts
• Develop and track metrics across production to improve manufacturing processes
• Drive cross-functional efforts between design, manufacturing, and supplier teams in software, electrical, and mechanical domains to address audio quality issues in production
• Build test setups for audio hardware, interfacing with the device under test via digital, analog, and acoustic I/O
• Develop test scripts to automate audio testing on the product hardware

Requirements

• Understanding of audio test equipment and metrics: Audio Precision, SoundCheck, etc.
• Ability to interface with audio hardware via TDM, I2S, A2B, AVB, analog, etc.
• Ability to work with embedded processors and tools, e.g. embedded ARM or DSP
• Experience with Linux audio stack and tools
• Ability to script tasks in Bash, Python and C/C++
• Ability to work with Splunk and extract information from production logs efficiently
• Understanding of revision control software (SVN, GIT, etc.)
• Demonstrable experience solving difficult QA problems (scalability, reliability, reporting, parallelization, etc.)
• Experience and understanding of physical acoustics, mechanical integration, and manufacturing
• Valid driver's license required to drive passenger vehicles in the US for in vehicle testing

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:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

$133,440 - $292,800/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.