Staff Vehicle Attributes Engineer

Serve as part of the Vehicle Engineering team to define how subjective attribute metrics can be translated into measurable key performance indexes (KPIs). Attributes include Vehicle performance, NVH, Vehicle Dynamics, Brake Pedal feel, Drivability and more.
Responsibilities involve coordination of cross functional task forces involved in this project as well as direct individual contribution in form of testing, analysis, coding and subjective evaluation.
You'll be responsible to organize test activities, simulation activities and process available data.
You'll be involved in defining procedures and metrics both subjective/objective together with the attribute subject matter experts.
You'll be responsible to define our Roadmap for target setting cascade in the early phases on new programs and collaborate with program managers and software engineers to develop a tool that best tracks this process.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with attribute teams to review current subjective an objective attribute trackers
• Update/improve existing test procedures and define new methodologies
• Manage project development plan, including test planning, instrumentation management, vehicles requests/management
• Work closely with vehicle modeling team to ensure that any learning can be correlated to our virtual environments in form of simulation and driver in the loop simulator
• Work with the vehicle modeling infrastructure team and software team to define requirements and deliver a data post-processing environment and database
• Work with vehicle modeling team to improve processes and methodologies for vehicle models correlation based on both components and vehicle test data
• Work with the Motion Controls and Chassis Controls teams to communize toolchain for objective testing and data post processing
• Work with the Firmware organization to deliver ad-hoc actuator controls to enable high fidelity objective testing with minimal utilization of external tools

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics, or equivalent experience
• 10 + years of experience in automotive development
• Experience with objective testing, data analysis and vehicle instrumentation
• Proficient in Matlab, Simulink, Python as well as common calibration tools for active systems
• Experience with subjective attributes evaluation (Vehicle Dynamics, Brake pedal feel, NVH, Drivability, Ergonomics etc.)
• Experience in direct or indirect management of teams of at least 5 people
• Subjective vehicle performance evaluation both below and above the adhesion limit
• Subjective vehicle performance evaluation at very high speed is a plus
• Subjective vehicle performance evaluation in all surface condition (snow, wet, dry, off-road)
• Knowledge of C and similar firmware environment is a plus

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

$75,600 - $210,600/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.