Field Safety Engineer

TeslaAustin, TexasOn-siteFull-timeMid level, 2–5 yearsListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

Robotaxi will rewrite the rules of mobility, help us drive the autonomous future. The Robotaxi engineering team is at the center of product design and operational excellence of autonomous vehicles. From the launch of Robotaxi on MY in 2025 to the revolutionary Cybercab product in operation, team Robotaxi is at the cutting edge of AV technology. Safety of our Autonomous Vehicles is the foundation of our product design and operational protocol. You will play a key role in ensuring the product can operate safely across a range of operational design domains while ensuring a culture of safety forward design and development is held. Tracking field collisions with a focus on pulling, assessing and summarizing vehicle information from CAN (Controller Area Network) logs, EDR (Event Data Recorder) data, video and other telemetry sources into a database for causation and later aggregate statistical analysis.

Manage applications to efficiently track product safety performance in the field, including but not limited to vehicle collision analysis Contribute to interactions and development of safety protocols Identify cause of critical safety events and drive mitigation process around product ticketed and operational concerns Assess field incidents for compliance with regulatory crash reporting Develop or contribute to critical safety protocol development for the business Link product field performance back to engineering design, ensure field data is appropriately and automatically translated to appropriate stakeholders Instill a safety culture throughout the product support and development space Prepare and present business critical data to inform executive decision-making

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field (Engineering, Technology, Software Development) or other equivalent experience 4+ years of experience in field engineering, crash incident investigation, crash root cause analysis or field safety development and execution ACTAR or Accident / Collision Reconstruction Course Certification, Event Data Recorder (EDR) including Controller Area Network (CAN) logs analysis Certification is a plus.  Experience interacting and developing safety protocols Knowledge of ISO-26262, SAE J3016, SAE-ITC AVSC documents, analyzing CRSS, CISS and FARS data, or other crash coding databases is a plus Demonstrated ability to manage databases and multiple data streams Ability to quickly learn new technologies and/or an aptitude for understanding automotive vehicle systems

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
- Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)