Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer, Motors

What To Expect:

This position will support the development of the high-performance Tesla motors. You will support design and manufacturing activities to industrialize and scale Tesla motors into high volume production. You will join a team of mechanical, electrical, and electromagnetic engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative environment.

What You'll Do:

Mechanical design and industrialization of stators for integration into Tesla’s powertrains Collaboration with electromagnetic motor design engineers and actuator engineers to develop bespoke motors perfectly suited for integration Continuous improvement of existing designs to reduce cost, improve performance and reliability Prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of electric motors Basic fabrication, machining, wiring, general electronics, debugging, and testing Collaboration with supply chain, vendors, and manufacturing engineers Pilot production assembly, offering hands on support, driving process improvement, ensuring quality and manufacturing engineering support

What You'll Bring:

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience1+ years experience in mechanical engineering in a product design and manufacturing environment Experience with design and manufacturing of motors for actuators used in motion control applications Experience prototyping stators, rotors, and geared actuators. In particular, understanding of stator manufacturing methods and processes Experience with assembly and quality control processes and systems Hands-on experience in a machine shop environment. Skill with hand tools, shop and metrology equipment. Experience operating mill/lathe is desirable Knowledge and experience with engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks and FEA. Skill with 3DX (Catia), Solidworks or similar Experience with project management of small teams of engineers and technicians delivering high intensity, fast-paced projects Familiarity with various electric motor, electric drive, and motion control technologies

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