Mechanical Design Engineer, Service Tooling

What to Expect

Service Tooling builds the physical solutions Service and Operations use after Tesla products leave the factory — vehicles, Semi, and Optimus. This is a small team. You take a real service problem, design the tool or equipment, get it built, and prove it with the people who will use it.

What You’ll Do

• Design service equipment, tools, fixtures, and handling gear from concept through production hardware
• Build and test prototypes in the lab, then change the design from what you learned
• Own the vendor path: requirements, samples, technician validation, and production ramp
• Plan tool validation and run design reviews with the people who will use and build it
• Spend enough time with technicians and service engineers to understand the job before you freeze a design
• Keep CAD, drawings, and build/use documentation current
• Follow tools into the field, close issues, and write down what changed

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• 2+ years designing and building custom tooling, fixtures, or equipment
• Hands-on prototyping. You have built the hardware, not only modeled it
• 3D CAD (CATIA preferred; Solid Works or similar)
• Working knowledge of machining and fabrication, including how process choice hits cost and lead time
• First-principles problem solving