Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Core Product Engineering, HV Battery Module & Pack

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the year to Tesla factories, offices, and suppliers.
Strong engineering fundamentals in heat transfer, electrical engineering, mechanics, and basic electronics.
Proficiency in computer-aided design modeling.
Proficiency with statistics and data analysis.
A detail-oriented approach and solid documentation and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary design point of contact for batteries in high-volume passenger vehicles, including Model 3 and Model Y, across multiple cell types and pack configurations.
Own product improvements in cost, complexity reduction, and reliability, and refine product specifications.
Implement bill of materials changes and design revisions, and conduct bench-level testing.
Launch new battery variants based on existing architectures, including higher- and lower-energy packs.
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Process, and Quality teams to cut over product improvements.
Work with field quality and reliability teams to translate field failures into actionable part design changes and improve warranty outcomes.
Participate in battery teardowns for field and factory failures.
Participate in design reviews and the change-control process.
Visit suppliers for part qualifications, design change reviews, line audits, and related activities.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with batteries or high-volume manufacturing environments, preferably 5 or more years.
Experience with CATIA V5/V6 and 3DX.
SPC or Black Belt proficiency.
Experience with manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal stamping, thermoforming, welding or brazing, plating, PCBA/FPC, and bonding.
Experience designing for high-volume assembly, both manual and automated.
Experience with a student Formula Vehicle, Solar Car, Formula Baja, or similar.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	248877
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>As an engineer on Tesla’s HV Battery Core Product Design Engineering Team, you will be the design point of contact responsible for continuously improving our vehicle batteries currently in production. Your scope includes all structural, thermal, electrical, and sensing components required to make a large battery out of hundreds of cells. The core product design role is to continually improve our battery packs in production (cost/mass/performance), launch new product variants, reinforce our supply chain (qualifying alternative materials/suppliers) and directly participate in factory capacity expansion efforts. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Serve as the primary design point of contact for all batteries found in our high-volume passenger vehicles (Model 3 and Y) across multiple cell types and pack configurations
Own product improvements (cost, complexity reductions, reliability improvements) and refine product specifications
Implement BOM changes, design revisions, and conduct bench-level testing
Launch new battery variants based on existing architectures (higher/lower energy packs)
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Process, and Quality teams to cutover product improvements
Work with field quality and reliability to translate field failures into actionable part design changes, driving warranty improvements
Participate in battery teardowns for field and factory failures
Participate in design reviews and change control process
Visit suppliers for part qualifications, design change reviews, line audits, etc.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Ability to travel up to 25% of the year to different Tesla factories & offices as well as suppliers
Experience a plus but not mandatory; preferably 5+ years in battery or high-volume manufacturing environments
Strong Engineering fundamentals in heat transfer, electrical, mechanics, and basic electronics
Proficiency in CAD modeling. CATIA V5/V6 and 3DX experience is a plus
Proficiency with statistics and data analysis. SPC/Black-Belt proficiency a plus but not mandatory
Preferred experience with various manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal stamping, thermoforming, welding/brazing, plating, PCBA/FPC, and bonding
Preferred experience in designing for high volume assembly, both manual and automated
A detail-oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills
Experience with student Formula Vehicle, Solar Car, Formula Baja, etc. is a plus

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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