What to Expect

Thermal Engineering is the team behind the Tesla Heat Pump, Supermanifold, Octovalve, Superbottle, Airwave, Bioweapon Defense Mode and more. Our multi-disciplinary team of Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Aerodynamics, Thermal, and Analytics Engineers works together across all phases of development from idea inception, through prototyping, production, and fleet support.

Thermal R&D is responsible for system level thermal architecture (including radiators, refrigerant heat exchangers, compressors, fans, pumps, etc.) supporting the cabin, battery, and powertrain across all Tesla vehicles. We are seeking technically qualified and highly motivated Engineers in the field of Thermal Engineering as applied to automotive Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration.  Qualified individual will collaborate with a cross-functional team of Engineers to deliver innovative, best in class thermal components and systems with optimum efficiency, performance, reliability, and safety. 

What You’ll Do
Design and build refrigeration component and system prototype; conduct hands on experiment
1D modeling and CFD simulation (single phase and multiphase) of thermal components such as heat exchangers, compressors and power electronics
Thermal model creation, calibration, and validation

What You’ll Bring
First-principles physics understanding of multiple engineering disciplines such as: heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and electrical fundamentals
Experience designing/testing/characterizing refrigeration components and systems
Experience with developing refrigeration component and system numerical models
Experience with electronics cooling
Proficiency in numerical simulation of heat and fluid flow (Icepak, Flotherm or Ansys Fluent preferred)

Fremont, California

Full time