Field Incident Investigator, Eastern North America

Tesla is looking for an exceptional field incident investigator with a background in collision reconstruction and forensic analysis for the Field Quality, Data Analysis and Engineering team. This role will support the Incident Investigation, Safety and Regulatory & Legal teams. The individual will be tasked with conducting field investigations to support engineering teams and regulatory requests, including collection and assessment of CAN (Controller Area Network) logs, EDR (Event Data Recorder) data and other telemetry sources. The role will require assessment of remote telemetry as well as travel for physical inspections of vehicles and incident sites.

• Conduct investigations of field incidents to support engineering, regulatory, and legal requests
• Perform inspections of incident vehicles and incident sites, including documentation and collection of electronic data
• Participate in reviews of incidents with vehicle engineering, safety, and AI teams within Tesla
• Compile CAN log, EDR and other telemetry data for a given incident or incidents in order to meet information requests from regulatory authorities
• Organize and compile reports on incidents for internal release
• Specific training or accreditation in collision reconstruction/investigation
• Experience in vehicle crash investigations (including vehicle/scene inspections, Event Data Recorder (EDR) collection, forensic photography, and scene scanning equipment)
• Experience in analyzing electronic vehicle data (e.g. CAN and EDR)
• Experience working with local and/or federal law enforcement personnel regarding case investigations desired
• Travel to incident sites and vehicles to perform inspections
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Mechanical aptitude and experience with automotive components

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