What To Expect
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer within the Solar Design team, you will be responsible for inventing and shepherding solar hardware design concepts into viable product offerings. The role requires strong fundamentals, a passion to push boundaries, and the tenacity to make your designs successful. Tesla operates under compressed timelines, so being self-motivated, disciplined, and resilient is critical.

The Solar Design team has been highly focused on accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. This team includes Electromechanical, Optical, Materials, Manufacturing, and Field Applications Engineering. We have designed and launched our own Solar Panel and Panel Mount hardware system, and we are the team who designed and launched Solar Roof. We are part of the broader Tesla Energy team, which includes storage and charging product development, and one of the largest residential solar installation companies in the U.S. Clean, sustainable energy generation is and will continue to play a vital role in accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable abundance.

What You'll Do

Design photovoltaic retrofit and roof integrated mechanical solutions

Define key functional and performance requirement, as well as engineering validation test plans and oversee execution

Communicate conceptual design tradeoffs and challenges

Perform simulations and analysis using solid mechanics and strength of materials

Rapid prototyping and applications testing

Exploring innovative technology platforms and maturing them into product solutions

Collaborating with Industrial Design Studio on product vision

Design for manufacturability assessments

High quality drawing packages and PLM management

Writing of invention disclosures and working with Legal

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

5 years of product design experience or an advanced degree in one of the above fields

Evidence of exceptional ability

Proficiency in CAD modeling, e.g. Solidworks or CATIA

Experience with PLM systems, engineering changes, deviations, BOM structuring, etc.

Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)

Experience designing for high-volume assembly and manufacturing

Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills

Experience with ASCE 7 design load calculations is a bonus

Experience with product compliance and building codes is a bonus (UL2703, UL7103, UL189

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$109,600 - $195,600/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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