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Emergency Response Engineer, Product Safety Engineering

Tesla

Location

Fremont, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/29/2026

Compensation

$112,000 - $228,000 per year

Master's Entry-Level
H-1B FY202692.9% approval+1% YoY
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Job description

As a member of the Product Safety Engineering Group at Tesla, you will be instrumental in ensuring the safety of innovative products across various sectors including vehicles, energy, and robotics. The team is dedicated to understanding extreme real-world scenarios to enhance product design and set industry safety standards. Your role will involve researching firefighting solutions, developing safety standards, and communicating technical concepts for emergency response documentation. This position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary groups to impact policy on emergency response issues related to Tesla technologies.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Fire Protection, or equivalent experience.
  • Fundamentals in thermal, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
  • Firefighting and emergency response experience is 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 is a plus.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Tesla Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

644

FY2026

Approval rate

92.9%

FY2026

LCA certified

1,444

FY2026

Entry-level share

2.1%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+1%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-60%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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