Emergency Response Engineer, Product Safety Engineering

Tesla Motors, Inc.
84,000 - 192,000 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Oct 22, 2025
What to Expect As a key member of the Product Safety Engineering Group at Tesla, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety of our innovative products across vehicles, energy, and robotics. Our team focuses on understanding extreme real-world scenarios to inform product design and lead the industry in safety standards. In this role, you will research firefighting solutions, develop internal safety standards and processes, and communicate technical concepts to support the creation of emergency response and public-facing documents. What You'll Do Research and test novel and proposed firefighting tools and techniques Develop internal standards and processes to continuously improve the safety of Tesla products Support the creation of emergency response documents, focusing on firefighting and high-voltage system response for vehicles, energy products, and robotics Bring engineering expertise to multidisciplinary groups, including non-technical members Impact policy internally and within the industry on emergency response issues related to Tesla technologies What You'll Bring Master's Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Fire Protection, or equivalent experience Fundamentals in thermal, mechanical, and electrical engineering Firefighting and emergency response experience a plus Ability to interact collaboratively across a variety of groups Practical, hands-on, can-do attitude Lithium-ion, automotive, or grid-scale energy storage experience a plus Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time Compensation and Benefits Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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 Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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 $84,000 - $192,000/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.