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97 days
Salary
$120,000–$396,000
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Tesla

Sr. Functional Safety Engineer, Chassis Controls

Closed
Focus
Functional safety
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Posted
Jun 11, 2026
Source
LinkedIn

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Standards
ISO 26262

Job description

What To Expect

The Chassis Controls team is looking for a to design and develop world class safety-critical Chassis Controls features.

The Chassis Controls team provides safety critical functions like braking and steering to drive a vehicle and complex vehicle functions like traction control, stability control, and anti-lock braking to ensure safe vehicle operation at the limit of physics.

You will help design and build these software systems that meet rigorous safety and reliability requirements.

You will be tasked to determine the necessary system designparadigms, controller networking,safetymechanisms,and monitoring concepts while working with a team of other functional safety engineers to develop the right frameworks, tools, and processes to realize these functions that exceed or even define the standards for the company and industry.

This is a high visibility role with a large responsibility. You will work cross-functionally with electronics and hardware teams toaccomplishgoals and meet requirements you have determined for the system.

You will also personally produce software and solutions across the full vertical stack to meet some of these requirements. Come join a diverse team of experts across various domains to realize many of the industry firsts in Chassis Controls.

What You'll Do

  • Arrive at the functional safety concept and design and build system architectures for Vehicle Dynamics and Brake Controls software with functional safety at the forefront of the design
  • Lead functional safety activities like HARAs, DFMEAs, Technical Safety Requirements definition using internal and industry-standard tools to guide design and ensure high system reliability and performance
  • As necessary, implement safety-critical software to satisfy requirements in system architecture with a focus on monitoring and safety code
  • Ensure follow-through on design aspects across various teams and develop milestones from conception to production (e.g., development trips, engineering public road driving, and customer sign off)
  • Inform the safety concept validation plan to ensure high quality product test cases in-vehicle as well as in simulation
  • Mentor peers and junior engineers on the functional safety process, tools, and frameworks

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's Degree in MechanicalEngineering,Electrical Engineering,Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Experience designing safety-critical systems
  • First-hand experience with automotive safety standards (such as ISO 26262) and relevant tools including Hazard and () and/or Failure Mode and Effects Analysis ()
  • Deep technical experience in any of the following: vehicle dynamics, vehicle braking, embedded systems, software development
  • Experience with testing and validating safety critical software
  • Proficiencyin Controls is preferred
  • Proficiencyin C or Python is preferred
  • Experience with CAN and Vector CAN tools

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
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts ()
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • 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

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Pay and benefits

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Expected Compensation

$120,000 - $396,000/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.