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Motor Controls Engineer, Vehicle Software

Tesla • Palo Alto, CA, US • published 2026-09-29 08:55:30.854403

Description

**What to Expect** You will design and ship the motor controls behind current and future Tesla traction motors and vehicle actuator drives, spanning the entire fleet from Cybercab to Semi and Roadster. Join the team building the drive inverter controls behind Plaid acceleration, a rare\-earth\-free motor, and the most efficient EV on the road. Or work on actuators such as steer\-by\-wire and brake\-by\-wire that unlock autonomy and give Cybertruck the handling of a sports car in a full\-size truck. **What You'll Do*** Define requirements for motor control software and interfacing hardware components including voltage and current sensors, power stages, and position sensors * Drive design of, and implement motor controller functionality, behaviors, and algorithms * Develop, test, and validate motor control algorithms in the laboratory and in\-vehicle * Influence R\&D on future inverter/motor designs, advancing Tesla's IP in actuators, drives, and controls **What You'll Bring*** Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent * 2\+ years of experience implementing controls in traction motor or other inverter\-fed drives * Strong fundamentals of AC...

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