Data Engineer, Powertrain & Field Reliability

What To Expect
Tesla’s Field Reliability Engineering team is on a mission to enhance the customer experience by identifying and resolving field issues. Collaborating with a wide range of engineering teams, this group analyzes millions of service and repair records to uncover actionable insights and improve Tesla’s products.

The Field Reliability team builds robust data infrastructure, ETL pipelines, and applications to empower cross-functional teams with actionable data. As a Data Engineer, you will leverage big-data analytics to transform raw data into meaningful visualizations and tools. Your work will drive improvements in vehicle reliability and customer satisfaction.

This role offers a unique opportunity to develop advanced analytics tools using platforms such as Splunk, Spark, and Python within a Kubernetes environment. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, this role will shape the data powering Tesla's reliability efforts.

What You'll Do

Analyze service and vehicle data to extract actionable insights, identify field failure trends, and drive product improvements

Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL pipelines and CI/CD workflows for data processing and analysis

Build and enhance applications and tools leveraging Splunk, Spark, Python, and Kubernetes

Create dashboards and visualizations using Tableau, Matplotlib, or Plotly to communicate trends and findings effectively

Conduct statistical analyses to quantify reliability risks and detect emerging trends

Support and troubleshoot application-level issues to ensure robust system performance

Maintain and improve data systems, pipelines, and dashboards in response to business needs and drive continuous improvements

What You'll Bring

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or equivalent experience

3+ years working with advanced data analysis tools

2+ years with Python, Splunk, Spark, and SQL. Advanced Spark API experience preferred

Proficiency in data visualization tools (Tableau, Matplotlib, Plotly)

Strong understanding of statistical analysis techniques, including reliability statistics (Weibull Analysis preferred)

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD processes

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy

Strong ability to collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver impactful solutions

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Passion for data and data-driven decision-making

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
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

Expected Compensation

$100,000 - $216,000/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.

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