Engineering Technician, Thermal Mechanical, Abuse Test & Engineering

What to Expect

Come be a key player in a team that executes battery-scale thermal and mechanical destructive safety testing, for both vehicle and energy storage packs. This is a very hands-on role where you would be working along with test engineers to setup, execute the tests as well as handle post-test analysis and troubleshoot issues that arise during test execution. In this highly collaborative role, you will make a direct impact on optimizing product safety and accelerate Tesla’s next-gen products’ time to market.

What You’ll Do

• Follow test plans to setup data acquisition system to measure parameters like temperature, pressure, heat flux, voltage, video/audio

• Execute complex destructive testing and gather data from variety of sensors

• Perform post-test teardown inspections and document findings

• Troubleshoot/maintain/ calibrate test equipment and data collection tools

• Collaborate with various teams for DUT build, preparation and instrumentation

• Maintain inventory of consumables and keep the lab organized

• Keep the stakeholders aware of the task progress or blockers

• Create/ refine SOPs and follow them meticulously for flawless test execution

What You’ll Bring

• Experience with variety of hand and power tools

• Experience instrumenting various sensors (TCs, PTs, Heat flux, Gas)

• High awareness of safety hazards, procedures, and best practices

• Working knowledge of MS office tools and program management software like JIRA

• 2+ years in lab/machine shop setting; experience with energy storage device testing a plus

• Comfortable with mechanical assembly, electrical wiring, and troubleshooting

• Eager to learn, proactive and ability to convey issues effectively

• Bonus: Experience with data acquisition systems and software (NI LabVIEW)

• Bonus: Experience with Li-ion batteries, high voltage systems or handling hazardous materials

• Ability to travel to Tesla’s test sites to conduct testing (10-50%)