Interior Designer - Interior Lighting & UX, Interiors Engineering

Job Description

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

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automotive or Transportation Design, or equivalent 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in production automotive design, or a combination of advanced and production design 

• Must understand the fundamental differences in design and engineering of premium cars and have examples of completed programs. 

• Must have in-depth technical knowledge of prototyping, manufacturing, and assembly processes as it relates to automotive design. 

• High level of skill taking 2D sketches to 3D modeling in Alias and clay 

• Excellent at creating and maintaining cross-functional working relationships 

• Exceptional visual and oral communication skills. Demonstrate aptitude for creativity in design, and the ability to execute feasible solutions to complex engineering problems.  

• Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple parallel-path projects 

• Demonstrated an ability to deliver successful designs under tight timing constraints and provide examples of such scenarios throughout career 

• Develop interior design proposals for Tesla vehicles, ranging from broad design themes all the way to component-level design 

• Create compelling sketches that show a vision for the future of Tesla design 

• Guide a design from the sketch phase to concept modeling in Alias or clay, and through to A-class surfacing 

• Work with engineers to come up with design and engineering solutions that serve the design vision and also fit with the engineering constraints 

• Participate in cross-functional strategy, timing, and process discussion as it pertains to vehicle development 

• Work with CMF designers to create designs that consider the opportunities and limits of the color and trim vision, and work with them to create a unified vision for the designs 

• Work with suppliers to achieve the best possible product in terms of craftsmanship, cost, and engineering, while also staying as close to the design vision as possible 

• Collaborate with the fabrication team to complete prototypes when necessary 

• Occasionally participate in design efforts outside of your area of expertise as necessity and as your own skillset dictates 

• First principles, physics based thinker and problem solver able to handle problems of varied scope and complexity 

• Understanding of latest lighting, UX and haptics technologies including capacitive touch, time of flight, OLED, etc 

• Understanding of design interaction with the  latest manufacturing technologies and feasibility execution to achieve systems requirements and world-class craftsmanship and performance targets. 

This role will be based in EMEA. Please apply with a portfolio and a CV in English