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Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Fire & Building Safety Codes & Standards

Tesla Motors, Inc.
68,000 - 162,000 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Dec 10, 2025
What to Expect The Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer will be responsible for energy product industry development activities regarding the governing codes, standards and regulations. The role primarily provides coverage of fire safety codes and product standards, including building safety codes, impacting the execution of energy products and informing development teams on regulatory considerations for new product design. This function includes leading and supporting cross-functional initiatives from Compliance, Engineering, Policy, and Operations to ensure streamlined approvals across North America and to a lesser extent internationally. It is the Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer's primary responsibility to support the team's core codes and standards development activities through research, white papers, and active participation in fire/building safety related stakeholder committees such as NFPA 855, NFPA 800, NFPA 1, NFPA 30A, NFPA 88A, NFPA 20, NFPA 25, ICC (IFC, IBC, IEBC, IRC), IEC, and NEMA. Other initiatives focus on approval support related to jurisdictional requirements, and how our products adhere to the appropriate fire and building safety standards. What You'll Do Lead fire and building safety standards development activities applicable to our commercial and industrial products Ensure proposed changes to the standards remove any barriers to product innovation while maintaining a high bar for safety Manage internal communications regarding changes in related codes and standard bodies, their impact, and determinations for how to improve and/or mitigate any potential risks caused by product regulations Join external groups and committees to support codes and standards develop activities Support product and project engineering with building and fire safety standards expertise and design-for-compliance activities Develop NDA and public facing technical white papers supporting product compliance, deployment, fire safety, and applicability to international standards including project specific FPE reports, Hazard Mitigation Analysis documentation, emergency response guides and additional technical appendices Provide technical expertise in support of Policy team regulatory initiatives Participate in technical documentation change control and maintenance activities for compliance related documents Support internal and external teams with jurisdictional approval escalations hindering product installation Participate in outreach and education efforts such as fire safety conferences, Tesla hosted training events, customer training events and code develop forums What You'll Bring Fire Protection Engineering Degree or similar degree involving fire & renewable and/or energy storage focus, or equivalent experience. FPE license preferred 5-7 years of work experience in project engineering, code and standards development activities, and/or jurisdictional approval processes Understanding of fire safety regulations such as NFPA 855, NFPA 800, NFPA 1, NFPA 30A, NFPA 88A, NFPA 20, NFPA 25, ICC (IFC, IBC, IEBC, IRC), IEC and their development processes Technical understanding of Energy Storage Systems and Lithium-ion battery technologies Advanced and concise technical writing skills Strong personable skills to interact with standards development groups and other industry members Excellent professionalism and integrity Able to organize time and tasks in a fast-paced environment Strong project management and analytical skills Able to frequently travel 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 $68,000 - $162,000/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.