Staff Electrical Design Engineer — In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Motherboard, Korea
Tesla
Staff Electrical Design Engineer — In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Motherboard, Korea
Job Description
About the roleTesla's In-Vehicle Infotainment electrical team designs the multi-media compute platforms behind the cabin experience in every Tesla vehicle — driving high-resolution displays, immersive audio, camera and sensor fusion, and on-vehicle AI inference. In this role, you will own next-generation IVI motherboards end-to-end, balancing performance, power, cost, EMC, and automotive reliability to deliver a best-in-class in-cabin experience.ResponsibilitiesTranslate product and performance requirements into compute, memory bandwidth, display, audio, networking, peak power, and storage targetsLead parts selection for critical components — SoC, memory, SSD, power-management, display and audio controllersTranslate open-ended electrical discussions into concrete circuit schematicsLead PCBA bring-up, electrical characterization, and validation across PVT cornersCollaborate cross-functionally with PCB layout, firmware, mechanical, signal and power integrity, thermal, reliability, EMC, and program managementDocument design requirements, calculations, and power budgets to a level that supports audit and reuseDesign for manufacturability, testability, EMC compliance, and automotive reliabilityRequired qualificationsDegree in Electrical / Computer Engineering, or equivalent industry experienceDemonstrated end-to-end PCBA design ownership with bring-up, FA, and system test5+ years driving and maintaining schematics in Cadence Allegro Capture or equivalentComplex motherboard experience with high-performance x86/Arm application processorsHigh-speed digital interface experience: PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, DisplayPort, eDP, USBLow-speed digital interface experience: I2C, UART, SPI, JTAG, GPIOFamiliarity with analog and power fundamentals (MOSFETs, op-amps, gate drivers)High-efficiency voltage regulator design and analysisExperience shipping high-volume products from concept to mass productionProficient with bench tools — oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generatorsTrack record of driving suppliers to meet reliability, performance, and scalability targets across the design-to-production lifecyclePreferredPCB layout experience in Cadence Allegro or AltiumCamera and sensor integration over MIPI CSI-2Automotive networking: Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE-T1, TSN/AVB), CAN-FD, LINCutting-edge memory: LPDDR5/6, GDDR6/7, UFS, NVMe SSDContent protection (HDCP) and secure-boot bring-upAutomotive qualification standards: AEC-Q100/Q200, ISO 26262, IATF 16949
Locations
- Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Skills Required
- high-performance x86/Arm application processorsintermediate
- analogintermediate
- bench tools — oscilloscopesintermediate
- Cadence Allegrointermediate
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering, or equivalent industry experience (experience)
- Demonstrated end-to-end PCBA design ownership with bring-up, FA, and system test (experience)
- 5+ years driving and maintaining schematics in Cadence Allegro Capture or equivalent (experience, 5 years)
- Complex motherboard experience with high-performance x86/Arm application processors (experience)
- High-speed digital interface experience: PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, DisplayPort, eDP, USB (experience)
- Low-speed digital interface experience: I2C, UART, SPI, JTAG, GPIO (experience)
- Familiarity with analog and power fundamentals (MOSFETs, op-amps, gate drivers) (experience)
- High-efficiency voltage regulator design and analysis (experience)
- Experience shipping high-volume products from concept to mass production (experience)
- Proficient with bench tools — oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators (experience)
- Track record of driving suppliers to meet reliability, performance, and scalability targets across the design-to-production lifecycle (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- PCB layout experience in Cadence Allegro or Altium (experience)
- Camera and sensor integration over MIPI CSI-2 (experience)
- Automotive networking: Automotive Ethernet (100/1000BASE-T1, TSN/AVB), CAN-FD, LIN (experience)
- Cutting-edge memory: LPDDR5/6, GDDR6/7, UFS, NVMe SSD (experience)
- Content protection (HDCP) and secure-boot bring-up (experience)
- Automotive qualification standards: AEC-Q100/Q200, ISO 26262, IATF 16949 (experience)
Responsibilities
- Translate product and performance requirements into compute, memory bandwidth, display, audio, networking, peak power, and storage targets
- Lead parts selection for critical components — SoC, memory, SSD, power-management, display and audio controllers
- Translate open-ended electrical discussions into concrete circuit schematics
- Lead PCBA bring-up, electrical characterization, and validation across PVT corners
- Collaborate cross-functionally with PCB layout, firmware, mechanical, signal and power integrity, thermal, reliability, EMC, and program management
- Document design requirements, calculations, and power budgets to a level that supports audit and reuse
- Design for manufacturability, testability, EMC compliance, and automotive reliability
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