Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer Electronic Controls Unit 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

150805053

As Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on the development of Electronic Control Units (ECU) - vital components that drive the Tesla Semi’s advancements in Autonomy. You'll have the opportunity to take full ownership of your projects, guiding them from initial concept and architecture all the way to vehicle launch.

• Design & Development: Use CAD software to design parts, assemblies, and mechanisms, ensuring that they are optimized for manufacturability and assembly
• Prototyping & Testing: Build and test prototypes to validate designs, conduct simulations, and analyze results to continuously refine and improve your work
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to present and discuss design concepts, ensuring alignment and addressing any potential challenges
• Problem Solving: Apply creative problem-solving skills during the design and development phases, including conducting root cause analysis and addressing any issues that arise
• Documentation: Prepare accurate and detailed design documentation, including drawings, specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs), to support manufacturing and assembly processes
• Project Management: Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, coordinating with other teams to ensure deadlines are met and projects remain on track
• Continuous Improvement: Stay informed about the latest industry trends, materials, and technologies, and incorporate best practices into your design work

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and 1-3 years of industry equivalent experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, preparing slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teams
• Works well in collaborative team atmospheres
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (CATIA preferred)
• Wide knowledge of basic engineering materials and manufacturing processes
• Experience in prototyping quick-turn, high fidelity mechanisms and concepts to enable architecture down-selects and data collection
• Working knowledge of FEA principles and how to leverage input for system convergence
• GD&T knowledge, tolerance analyses (high-volume), experience releasing 2D drawings and FAI/CPK dimensional reports
• Creative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation