The Energy Projects team is a cross-functional organization responsible for the engineering and project execution of solar and storage projects. The team includes Engineering expertise from project development, design, power systems analysis, project managers, project estimators, construction managers, commissioning engineers. This team sits at the center of business development, Tesla technology, and the deployment of solar and storage projects. As a member of our team, you will help to shape the success of our projects in various applications across the Americas. You must have a genuine passion for enabling and executing projects that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. The Development Engineer will be a key technical member of a pre-contract cross-functional team that focuses on evaluating, defining and implementing strategies to develop stationary storage, solar, and microgrid opportunities deploying Tesla’s technology in a variety of applications and markets. You will be responsible for managing and defining the technical development of a diverse portfolio of projects for a wide range of customers. You will manage all engineering activities to enable the successful deployment of these projects. There is a strong emphasis on experience with design and construction of large scale/utility projects with the flexibility to handle smaller, complex, customized projects.

This is a diverse role where knowledge of basic design rules, constructability, permitting, utility requirements, and engineering fundamentals for utility scale and smaller complex projects is expected. Besides a rock-solid work ethic and a strong team-oriented personality, members of our team display creativity, passion, and a desire to break new ground in a constantly shifting technology landscape.

This position will be full-time onsite and can be based out of either our Austin, TX or Palo Alto, CA office.