Performance Engineer, Industrial Storage

In this cross functional role you will work closely with design, manufacturing, field service, technical support, and SCADA/Netops to ensure Tesla Energy customers receive industry-leading service and system availability worldwide. If you enjoy solving real-world problems from first principles, working with a close-knit team, and making a tangible impact on the clean energy transition, this is the role for you.

• Trace failures to their root cause using schematics, logs, fleet data, scripting, and first-principles engineering, quantifying impact and driving permanent fixes across the global fleet
• Drive proven solutions into automation, playbooks, and documentation for field service and technical support worldwide
• Define fleet-wide problems, propose solutions, and lead design or product changes with partner teams; distilling multi-system issues into clear requirements for hardware, manufacturing, software, networking, and field teams
• Build tools and write software that accelerate diagnosis, detection, and analysis and use those learnings to collaborate across design, manufacturing, field service, technical support, and SCADA/Netops to raise fleet reliability
• Handle escalated global customer cases, communicating root cause and resolution clearly to commercial and utility customers, and leading testing or investigations at critical operating sites

• A mission-driven mindset to keep critical renewable infrastructure online
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a equivalent experience
• 2+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following: product engineering, systems engineering, reliability engineering, commissioning, maintenance, or performance testing of power generation or energy storage facilities
• Proficiencywith Python, SQL, or equivalent tools for data analysis on large datasets
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively across multiple teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise technical documents and diagrams
• Ability to prioritize and execute multiple projects in parallel; self-directed, highly detail-oriented, and organized
• Willingness to travel domestically up to5% of the time, occasionally on short notice
• Role includes periodic on-call 24/7 support of external customers

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

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.