What to Expect

Cells are the common denominator for every Tesla product. Mechanical Design Engineers on the Cell Engineering Team have the opportunity and responsibility to drive impact on the entire product line and product roadmap.Our product requirements demand ground-up cell architectures with state-of-the-art performance, manufactured at volumes that are orders of magnitude higher than the products they power. This requires you to be extremely rigorous and to hold your designs to the highest standard of quality, reliability, and manufacturability. Our environment is demanding, fast-paced, and incredibly exciting. Tesla moves quickly and direction changes constantly, so being passionate and self-motivated to push your limits is critical.Our team works alongside Engineering groups across various disciplines, requiring strong communication skills and a team-first mentality. You will work alongside seasoned industry experts, high aptitude recent graduates, and people from every stage in between. We look for anyone with demonstrated exceptional ability to solve problems in both individual and team settings.

What You’ll Do
Full design ownership of Li-on cell mechanical components and assemblies, from concept through production launch and ramp
Develop and deliver new technologies to advance product performance while driving down cost and mass
Own basic analysis, prototyping, and testing; support advanced analysis, prototyping and testing
Produce and release detailed 2D part and assembly drawings
Define technical specifications (dimensional, functional, performance, manufacturing)
Participate in sourcing and managing of engineering relationships with suppliers
Hands on support of manufacturing process and automation development
Drive cross functional collaboration with CAE, manufacturing, and test teams to mature products from concept to production
Author documentation and deliver technical presentations
Research and benchmark competitive technologies, conduct DFMEA and Fault Tree analysis
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
Strong engineering fundamentals in solid mechanics and heat transfer, familiarity with properties and applications of common engineering metals and polymers
Strong communication skills and team mentality
Basic knowledge of GD&T (proficiency is a plus), proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (CATIA V5/V6 experience is a plus)
Experience in designing for one or more high volume manufacturing processes such as stamping, deep drawing, plastic injection molding, heat treating, and metal welding
Familiarity with Lithium-ion battery cell, module, and pack design, preferred
Experience in designing for high volume automated assembly, preferred
Direct machine shop fabrication and prototyping skills, preferred
Proficiency in structural and/or thermal FEA, preferred
Experience with test design and setup, data acquisition and analysis, ability to travel to support product launch and ramp (supplier visits, Tesla factories, etc.), preferred

Fremont, California

Full time