Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Automated Test Equipment

What to Expect
We are looking for a highly motivated and hands-on Sr. Mechanical Engineer to join the Manufacturing Test Engineering team – part of the “machine that builds the machine.” This team designs and builds robust, data-driven test systems for Tesla’s power electronics used in vehicles, energy storage, charging solutions, and humanoid robots. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-responsibility environment. They take pride in hands-on problem solving, have strong analytical skills, and are eager to learn and share knowledge. This role requires flexibility and a willingness to travel both domestically and internationally to support equipment development, deployment, and collaboration with global teams.
This position plays a key role in shaping the quality and performance of Tesla’s core technologies and is based at our Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the mechanical design of automated test equipment, including architecture definition, detailed CAD modeling, and pneumatic schematics. Verify designs through structural and thermal FEA, CFD, and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Architect automated test equipment, produce detailed-level CAD models, pneumatic diagrams, and verify designs using structural and thermal FEA and CFD
• Conceptual equipment development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits
• Identify opportunities and implement performance, robustness, ease of assembly improvements
• Analyze system constraints and propose innovative solutions
• Support building, debugging, validation and equipment duplication efforts, and fine-tune equipment for release to production
• Conduct detailed testing and validation of installed machinery to ensure robustness and quality
• Perform on-site and off-site acceptance testing (SAT/FAT) of test equipment

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience as Mechanical/Mechatronics/Automation Engineer with focus in automation, machine design, robotics, and product development
• Experience transitioning products and processes from prototype to production
• Knowledge in solid mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, dynamics, material selection, prototyping, testing methods, everyday machining, and fabrication processes
• Exposure to a wide variety of test systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, actuators, and equipment (pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current meters, etc.
• Versed in Solid Works, PDM, and Ansys, or similar CAD/CAE software
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience