Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Interior Designer - Cabin UX & Lighting, Interiors Engineering

Industrial DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFremont, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Automotive or Transportation Design, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in production automotive design, or a combination of advanced and production design.
Understanding of design and engineering differences in premium vehicles, demonstrated through examples of completed programs.
In-depth technical knowledge of prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly processes related to automotive design.
High proficiency in taking 2D sketches to 3D modeling in Alias and clay.
Ability to create and maintain cross-functional working relationships.
Visual and oral communication skills, with demonstrated creativity in design and problem-solving for complex engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

Engineer, develop, and execute interior cabin themes that meet vehicle styling intent and comply with regulatory requirements.
Develop novel designs that enable adoption of new technology.
Work through the entire product cycle, providing critical input early in development and collaborating with design/styling and engineering teams.
Participate in iterative work with stakeholders to deliver the optimal balance of form, function, performance, and cost.
Direct Tesla and supplier engineering development to enable successful execution.
Maintain required product design roadmaps across programs with a clear understanding of attribute weighting.
Integrate interior lighting and switches with design/styling, interior engineering, low-voltage electronics, manufacturing, supply chain, and supplier engineering teams to achieve technically feasible designs.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Fremont, California
Requisition ID	270614
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla is looking to hire a designer to push the creative boundaries of lighting and cabin UX, as Tesla pursues a path to enabling autonomous transport. As an interior designer, you will be responsible for the interior design development of future Tesla vehicles. You will be part of the team that creates and executes world-class vehicle designs in terms of form and function. Working alongside the most creative and resourceful designers and engineers in the world on a lean and agile team, you will be responsible for cabin design themes, from concept definition at the industrial design phase, to prototype creation, design iterations as well as working with suppliers on developing new key technologies and methodologies to enable scaling of the design.  Using your considerable production design experience and innovative thinking, you will primarily be tasked with creating designs for future cars. Our design team prides itself on being multitalented and flexible, and we look for the same in our potential candidates.

Job Responsibilities

Engineer, develop and execute world-class interior cabin themes that meet vehicle styling intent and are compliant to regulatory requirements
Developing new novel designs that will enable new technology adoption
Work through the entire product cycle with critical input early in development by collaborating with Tesla’s design/styling and engineering teams
Participate in the iterative process with all stakeholders to deliver the optimal balance of form, function, performance and cost
Direct Tesla and supplier engineering development to enable successful execution
Maintain all required product design roadmap across all programs with a clear understanding of attribute weighting
Work with cross functional integration of interior lighting and switches with the Tesla design/styling team, interior engineering, Low-voltage electronics and manufacturing as well as with Tesla supply chain teams and supplier engineers to achieve technical feasible designs

Job Requirements

Degree in Automotive or Transportation Design, or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience in production automotive design, or a combination of advanced and production design
Understanding of design and engineering differences in premium vehicles with examples of completed programs
In-depth technical knowledge of prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly processes related to automotive design
High proficiency in taking 2D sketches to 3D modeling in Alias and clay
Strong ability to create and maintain cross-functional working relationships
Exceptional visual and oral communication skills with demonstrated creativity in design and problem-solving for complex engineering challenges

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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