Sr. Software Engineer, Full Stack, Materials Data Systems

$104,000 - $348,000/Yr

Tesla - Palo Alto, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Palo Alto, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Tesla's Materials Engineering Department is at the heart of anything we make. They are responsible for all the properties of all the materials used in any of Tesla's products. Through understanding of Material's Process-Structure-Properties relationships, they store, link, and predict existing material properties. This same expertise also enables Materials Engineering to develop new materials and processes that revolutionize Tesla's products. The way we store, link, and use materials information is critical to the development of new materials and products. As a software engineer working on our materials application, you will be responsible for managing the multiple systems powering many day-to-day engineering activities and R&D efforts that generate, store, and consume Materials data. You will also be responsible for building out or incorporating new systems and data sources as well as automation of material testing and certification data.

Responsibilities

• Ensures material data systems have minimal downtime and no disruptions to other ongoing engineering activities
• Automates monitoring and alerting for data inconsistencies and system faults
• Designs and integrates new databases and data sources with existing design software systems, such as CAD and materials simulation software
• Solves problems that facilitate materials department R&D and testing practices, e.g., automating toilsome data entry

Requirements

• Demonstrated competency in at least one scripting language and data manipulation libraries, for example Python with numpy, pandas, and sqlalchemy
• Hands on experience with a strongly typed language common in backend web development, like C#, Java, or Golang
• Working knowledge of computer science and internet systems fundamentals
• Experience with front-end frameworks, such as React, Typescript, or Next.js
• UNIX skills, for example shell and PowerShell
• Proven experience working with Domain Driven Design software patterns with an emphasis on the persistence layer, for example, the ability to write powerful SQL functions and materialized views
• Hands on experience with DevOps and GitOps, for example, GitHub Actions, Docker, ArgoCD, or Kubernetes
• Experience with a CAD system like Catia, Solidworks, or NX, and experience with Ansys Abaqus, or other simulation tools is preferred
• Prior knowledge of materials testing, analysis, or a field of physics is preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Ansys Abaqus or other simulation tools
• Prior knowledge of materials testing, analysis, or a field of physics

Benefits

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans with 2 medical plan options and $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options
• Company Paid 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
• 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 including 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