Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Staff Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Tires

Mechanical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSanta Oliva, Tarragona, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physics, or related experience.
At least 5 years of experience in automotive development.
Experience evaluating subjective vehicle performance below and above the adhesion limit.
Experience evaluating subjective vehicle performance at very high speed.
Experience evaluating subjective vehicle performance on snow, wet, dry, and off-road surfaces.
Vehicle instrumentation and data analysis experience.
Objective handling characterization experience.
Very good knowledge of common calibration tools such as Vector CANape.
Ability to travel for onsite proving-ground activities.

Responsibilities

Serve on the Vehicle Dynamics Engineering team to objectively characterize submission tires and generate timely reports with detailed analysis of ride, steering, handling, and noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) to guide the development process.
Work closely with subjective attribute evaluators to couple subjective impressions with objective data and help derive a candidate that balances all attributes.
Maintain close cross-functional relationships with departments including Chassis, Vehicle Modelling, Range, and NVH.
Work with the modelling and chassis teams to specify tire targets at the beginning of each vehicle program and deliver on all attribute targets.
Ensure correct integration of all tire variants for attributes including ride, steering, handling, efficiency, and NVH.
Serve as the subject matter expert for objective tire metrics, aligning subjective and objective assessments and working directly with the tire original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to derive tuning direction.
Define subjective and objective attribute tire targets to formulate tire specifications at the beginning of each vehicle project.
Perform or assist with vehicle instrumentation and setup before each test.
Perform in-vehicle objective maneuvers, both human-driven and robot-driven.
Perform subjective assessments using the SAE subjective scale.
Work alongside technical project managers to prioritize testing in accordance with program milestones.
Perform routine tire quality checks for industrialized tires to ensure attribute performance.

Desired Qualifications

Proficiency with MATLAB and a similar rapid-prototyping firmware environment is a plus.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Santa Oliva
Requisition ID	271270
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Serve as part of the Vehicle dynamics Engineering team to objectively characterize submission tires, generate timely reports with detailed analysis of Ride Steering Handling and NVH to precisely guide the development process. You will be working closely with the subjective attribute evaluators to couple the subjective impression with the objective data to help derive a candidate which balances all attributes.Responsibilities involve close cross functional relationship between multiple departments such as Chassis, Vehicle Modelling, Range, and NVH.Work closely with modelling and chassis team to specify tire targets at the beginning of each vehicle program to deliver on all attribute targets.

Job Responsibilities

Work within the Vehicle Dynamics team to ensure correct integration of all tire variants for all attributes as Ride, Steering, Handling, Efficiency & NVH
Be the Subject Matter Expert for all objective tire metrics, meaning that you’ll be responsible for both subjective and objective alignment and work directly with the tire OEM to derive tuning direction
Define attribute tire targets both subjective and objective to help formulate tire specification and the beginning of each vehicle project
Perform/Assist with vehicle instrumentation and setup prior to each test
Perform in vehicle objective maneuvers both human and robot driven
Perform subjective assessments using the SAE subjective scale
Work alongside technical project managers to appropriately prioritize testing in accordance with program milestones
- Perform routine tire quality checks for industrialized tires to ensure attribute performance

Job Requirements

Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physics or related experience
5 + years of experience in automotive development
- Subjective vehicle performance evaluation both below and above the adhesion limit
- Subjective vehicle performance evaluation at very high speed
Subjective vehicle performance evaluation in all surface condition (snow, wet, dry, off-road)
Vehicle instrumentation and data analysis
Objective handling characterization
Very good knowledge of common calibration tools such as Vector Canape
Proficiency with Matlab and similar rapid prototyping firmware environment is a plus
Ability to travel for onsite Proving ground activities

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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