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Analytics Engineer, Thermal & Chassis

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Thermal Engineering is the team behind the Tesla Heat Pump, Supermanifold, Octovalve, Superbottle, Airwave, Bioweapon Defense Mode and more. Our multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, aerodynamics, thermal, and analytics engineers works together across all phases of development from idea inception, through prototyping, production, and fleet support.

Thermal R&D is responsible for system level thermal architecture (including radiators, refrigerant heat exchangers, compressors, fans, pumps, etc.) supporting the cabin, battery, and powertrain across all Tesla vehicles. We’re looking for a key player who can help drive data analytics and work cross-functionally to uncover opportunities in product improvements. Candidate should have experience working with large data sets, and using data to help create critical metrics, characterize engineering systems, optimize product performance, and build useful data pipelines, visualizations, and dashboards.

What You’ll Do

  • Analyze vehicle data and extract useful statistics/insights that drive actionable recommendations to improve product performance/quality and customer experience
  • Write efficient SQL/Python code and complex queries across extensive data sets
  • Build effective models to fuel analytical frameworks that drive material product improvements in hardware optimization, controls, and vehicle diagnostics
  • Work effectively with engineers and conduct end-to-end analyses, from data requirement gathering, to data processing and modeling
  • Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets and depict the story via dashboards and reports
  • Automate analyses and author pipelines using SQL, Python, and Airflow based ETL framework

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics, or equivalent
  • Prior internship/work experience in data analytics or related field
  • Strong proficiency in SQL, Python for writing efficient queries, data manipulation, and analysis
  • Strong knowledge of data visualization techniques and tools using Matplotlib, Plotly and similar programs
  • Strong problem-solving skills to help refine problem statements and solve them with the available data
  • Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to take on projects with a sense of ownership and entrepreneurial mindset
  • Experience with distributed computing (Spark /Hive/Hadoop)
  • First principles understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics with relevant project/research experience
  • Experience creating data products and dashboards in Tableau, R Shiny, or D3
  • Experience building machine learning models with demonstrated impact
  • Experience communicating the results of analyses with stakeholders/leadership teams, and working cross-functionally across different teams
  • Experience in developing numerical models + experimental characterization of thermal/fluid/refrigerant systems and heat exchangers

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)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 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

$80,000 - $300,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

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