Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Integration

What to Expect

The Product Design Integration team at Tesla is involved from the earliest stages of development, to establish the product architecture and layout with consideration for many attributes (styling, cost, mass, manufacturability, performance, service, NVH, reliability, etc.). The team works on all Tesla programs within the Energy, Robotics and Vehicle.

The team works with design engineering, styling, manufacturing teams, and others to develop compatible designs while ensuring product level attributes are optimized. As the design matures, the team builds physical representations of the product to validate key decisions and further refine the design prior to tooling and manufacture.

What You’ll Do

• Mechanical design and packaging of components to meet product and system level requirements while optimizing for product attributes
• Lead product integration reviews, mediate trade-off situations to ensure design solutions are aligned with product attribute targets
• Lead packaging master section development supporting Class A surface development and product integration feasibility
• Support and execute virtual builds, development buck, physical prototypes, and pre-series production
• Manage top-level product CAD and BOM, use best practices for ensuring CAD completeness and compatibility, support release process

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience in energy products, high voltage battery or robot integration and packaging, must have experience in full product lifecycle from concept through production
• Extensive understanding of design principles that support functional product systems design
• Knowledgeable in part manufacturing processes from circuit boards to large castings
• Outstanding design, packaging, and 3D modeling skills; CATIA experience is an advantage
• Proven problem solving and strong communication skills
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Experience with product lifecycle management tools is an advantage
• Passion for energy efficiency or robotics