Vehicle Attributes Technician (m/w/d) Berlin, Germany

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 BTEC (Berlin
• Germany). Occasional travel is required.

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 or evaluation 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

• 3+ years experience working in an automotive dealership, workshop or lab.

• 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 and hands on approach

• Basic understanding of NVH and Vehicle Dynamics, vehicle instrumentation (Siemens and Head Acoustics desirable), CAN communication, and vehicle software

• Must have a valid driver’s license

• Language preferences: English and German