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Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer Battery Pack Battery Engineering 
United States, California, Palo Alto 
625509439

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What You’ll Do
  • Full product design responsibility, from concept through production launch and ramp
  • Advancing product performance while driving down cost and mass
  • Developing new technologies, supported with early process development
  • Hands-on prototyping
  • Specification definition (dimensional, functional, performance, manufacturing)
  • Meticulous release of 2D part and assembly drawings
  • Owning basic testing and analysis; supporting advanced testing and analysis
  • Root causing test failures and production problems
  • Collaboration with other teams inside Tesla (manufacturing, testing, NPI, supply chain, etc.)
  • Close, active supplier relationships
What You’ll Bring
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Strong Engineering fundamentals in heat transfer, fluids, mechanics, and electronics
  • Desire to own a lot and work hard - we have small teams and fast timelines
  • Demonstrated ability to create products: CAD design to hand on prototyping
  • Experience with various manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal stamping, thermoforming, welding/brazing, plating, heat treating, and bonding. Direct machine shop skills a plus
  • Experience in designing for high volume assembly, both manual and automated
  • Experience defining test plans, designing test setups, and analyzing data
  • A detail oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills
  • Proficiency in CAD modeling. CATIA V5/V6 experience a plus but not mandatory
  • Experience with student Formula Vehicle, Solar Car, Hyperloop etc. a plus