Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Design Manager - Structural Engineering

Structural EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFremont, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of professional experience in structural engineering.
Proven experience designing manufacturing, industrial, research and development facilities, workplaces, and site infrastructure.
Experience coordinating with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines, authorities having jurisdiction, subcontractors, and third-party consulting firms.
A demonstrated record of delivering invitation-for-bid, issued-for-permit, and issued-for-construction packages.
Proficiency in computer-aided design and Revit.
Strong skills applying project and program management fundamentals to complex problems, executing multiple projects and tasks in parallel.
Excellent communication and documentation skills, including the ability to turn complex problems into clear plans and engage technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
Ability to work on-site five days per week, travel across the Bay Area and North America to company sites, and work long hours, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

Perform analyses, feasibility studies, designs, and detailing for new and existing structures.
Assist in creating drawings, building information modeling (BIM) models, calculations, proposals, reports, and preliminary concepts for quotes.
Organize design reviews and construction packages, including scope, kick-off, MDR, 30–90%, IFP, and IFC; prepare IFP packages for quick projects.
Define approaches for overall design and engineering deliverables, including construction and permit packages.
Lead design and engineering efforts from concept to delivery to achieve project goals.
Manage permitting, construction documents, transmittals, requests for information (RFIs), and customer requests.
Own project funding requests and coordinate schedules with the construction team based on procurement needs.
Understand requirements, translate them into deliverables, and distill, document, and manage scope in dynamic environments.
Oversee planning, scope development, change management, programming, design, and engineering during construction.
Build cross-functional relationships, apply delivery methods, lean principles, and BIM, implement innovations, solve complex problems objectively, and influence without authority.
Drive collaboration among engineering disciplines, construction, research and development, and operations to align team goals with company priorities.

Desired Qualifications

A professional engineer (PE) license is preferred.
Experience with process piping is preferred.
Construction project management experience is a plus.

Category	Construction & Facilities
Location	Fremont, California
Requisition ID	271391
Type	Full-time

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Design Manager, with Structural Engineering focus, who is passionate about our mission to join our energy infrastructure engineering team with focus on cell manufacturing and R&D improvements. In this role, we are looking for 50% design management and 50% structural engineering design experience on Revit/CAD. You will be asked to own and drive the full design and engineering efforts for construction and infrastructure development from concept to build. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, construction and project management. The role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for driving multi-disciplinary projects, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. This role requires you to be extremely detail oriented, identify real hard barriers and drive the cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. You will drive collaboration between Engineering disciplines, Construction, R&D, operations to ensure our team’s goals are aligned with company priorities. We are a demanding and fast-paced environment, so being self‐motivated and disciplined is critical.

Job Responsibilities

Structural Design: Perform analyses, feasibility studies, designs, and detailing for new/existing structures

Document Development: Assist in creating drawings, BIM models, calculations, proposals, reports, and preliminary concepts for quotes

Design Review Management: Organize design reviews, construction packages (scope, kick-off, MDR, 30-90%, IFP, IFC); prepare IFP for quick projects

Strategy Definition: Define approaches for overall design/engineering deliverables, including construction and permit packages

Project Ownership: Lead full design/engineering efforts from concept to delivery to achieve aggressive goals

Permitting & Docs: Manage permitting, construction documents, transmittals, RFIs, and customer requests

Funding & Scheduling: Own project funding requests and coordinate schedules with construction team based on procurement needs

Stakeholder Alignment: Understand requirements, translate to deliverables; distill, document, and manage scope in dynamic environments

Technical Management: Oversee planning, scope development, change management, programming, design, and engineering during construction

Team & Innovation: Build cross-functional relationships; apply delivery methods, lean principles, BIM; implement innovations; solve complex problems objectively; influence without authority

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering or the equivalent in experience; PE license is preferred

Experience Level: 7+ years of professional experience in structural engineering

Design Expertise: Proven experience designing manufacturing, industrial, R&D facilities, workplaces, and site infrastructure

Coordination Skills: Experience coordinating with MEP disciplines, AHJs, subcontractors, and third-party consulting firms

Project Delivery: Demonstrated record in delivering IFB, IFP, and IFC packages

Technical Proficiency: Proficient in CAD/Revit; experience with process piping preferred

Project Management: Strong skills in applying project/program management fundamentals to complex problems; ability to execute multiple projects/tasks in parallel; construction project management experience a plus

Communication Abilities: Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to distill complex problems into clear plans and engage technical/non-technical stakeholders effectively

Soft Skills and Mindset: Positive, enthusiastic, fast learner with a can-do attitude; passionate about complex infrastructure; thrives under pressure in ambiguous environments

Work Requirements: On-site 5 days/week with flexibility for Bay Area travel; willingness to travel across North America/Tesla sites, including long hours, evenings, and weekends as needed

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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