Ralph Dela Pena

Career path.

1. OpenAI

   Member of Technical Staff

   Mar 2026 - Present
2. Tesla

   Mechanical Test Engineer, Vehicle Low Voltage Electronics Test Team

   Aug 2025 - Feb 2026
3. Tesla

   Mechanical Test Engineer, Dojo

   Aug 2024 - Aug 2025
4. Tesla

   Associate Test Engineer, Dojo

   Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
5. Tesla

   Engineering Technician - Vehicle Low Voltage Electronics Test Team

   Jul 2021 - Aug 2023
6. Tesla

   Engineering Technician - Vehicle Low Voltage Electronics Thermal Design Team

   Mar 2021 - Jul 2021
7. Sandia National Laboratories

   R&D Undergraduate Intern

   Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
8. Merced nAnomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing

   Undergraduate Research Assistant

   Oct 2019 - May 2020
9. UC Merced

   Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant

   Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
10. BobcatRacingEV

    Suspension Team Lead

    Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
11. BobcatRacingEV

    Suspension Team member

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
12. Oil Stop

    Automotive Service Technician

    Jun 2016 - Dec 2016
13. Five Guys Enterprises

    Cook / Shift Lead

    Jun 2013 - Aug 2015