Vehicle Attributes Technician, Santa Oliva, Spain

What to Expect

As a Vehicle Technician with our Attributes team you will play a critical role in the development of Tesla’s industry-leading products. You will help bring the electric vehicle and energy storage products we design to life, and ensure their acoustic integrity. You will work side-by-side with fellow NVH and Vehicle Dynamics staff and other engineering teams to solve the toughest challenges in the industry and deliver world-class performance.

Tesla is looking only for the best and most talented. Accelerate your career. Accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and transport.

• Role is based in IDIADA (Santa Oliva
• Spain). Occasional travel is required. Technician is responsible for bringing their own tools.

What You’ll Do

• Work independently or alongside other technicians to complete vehicle retrofits and adaptations for attributes performance evaluation
• Perform and streamline component swaps (tires, springs, stabilizer bars, dampers, bushings, etc.) during NVH and Vehicle Dynamics tuning sessions
• Contribute to fabrication of prototype parts and/or vehicles for engineering development
• Installation of data acquisition equipment to include sensors (i.e. accelerometers, microphones, gyros, thermocouples, strain gauges, load cells, pressure transducers, torque sensors, displacement sensors, CAN bus traffic, GPS, etc.)
• Assess vehicle performance for NVH – squeak and rattle, brake noise, drive unit noise, road and wind noise, HVAC noise. Record test data if required
• Maintain Attributes fleet vehicles in excellent condition
• Maintain test equipment

What You’ll Bring

• Experience working in an automotive dealership
• Strong communication skills, independent worker, and an excellent team player able to work on flexible schedule
• Excellent knowledge of vehicle and vehicle subsystems operation; knowledge of electric vehicle architecture a strong plus
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team as needs require, under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Basic understanding of NVH and Vehicle Dynamics, vehicle instrumentation (Siemens Test Lab desirable), CAN communication
• Must have a valid driver’s license