Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Machine Design

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrooklyn Park, MN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in machine design or automation design.
Strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to conceptualize and create mechanical designs from specifications and manufacturing engineering input, including suggested product improvements.
Experience leading a team of other mechanical engineers on large projects with substantial budgets.
Proficiency with solid modeling computer-aided design software.
Hands-on prototyping experience, such as 3D printing, machining, or hobby projects.
A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Read and interpret specifications to create concepts and layouts in 2D and 3D.
Read and interpret product drawings and perform tolerance analysis and stack-up for assembly automation.
Work with Manufacturing and Product Engineering to suggest product changes that improve automation.
Apply mechanical engineering fundamentals, analysis, and design software to create complete mechanical design concepts for robust, low-risk, cost-efficient automated manufacturing machine designs that meet the project scope, budget, and schedule parameters defined in the project scope documents.
Identify areas of risk and quickly develop prototypes and test methods to mitigate risk.
Lead project status and review meetings, checkout meetings, and acceptance meetings.
Review and verify team members’ designs and drawings before release to ensure complete, organized detailed print packages; coordinate and conduct release-to-fabrication meetings.
Work with component suppliers to specify large commercial components and acquire quotes for them.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Requisition ID	254822
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Tesla Midwest Automation is a fast-paced cutting-edge engineering group, automating the production of Tesla’s latest, most advanced products. Our group is tasked with finding the limits of physics in the machines we create. Tesla holds an extremely high bar for excellence and is looking for someone wanting to push themselves to their limits of knowledge and keep going. If you live to turn bold ideas into reality that will change the world, this is the place for you. You should possess humility and decisiveness: humility to ask and learn from everyone, and decisiveness to make a call when sometimes you don’t have all the information you need.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Read and interpret specifications to create concepts and layouts in 2D and 3D
Read and interpret product drawings and perform tolerance analysis and stack up for assembly automation
Work with Manufacturing and Product engineering to suggest product changes to improve automation
Use mechanical engineering fundamentals, analysis, and design software to create complete mechanical design concepts for robust, low-risk, and cost-efficient automated manufacturing machine designs that will complete the project scope within the budget and schedule parameters defined by the project scope documents
Identify areas of risk and work quickly to develop prototypes and test methods to mitigate risk
Lead meetings including project status and review meetings, checkout meetings, and acceptance meetings
Review and verify all designs and drawings of team members prior to release to ensure complete and organized detailed print packages. Coordinate and conduct release to fabrication meetings
Work with component suppliers to specify and acquire quotes for large commercial components

Job Requirements

10+ years of experience in machine design/automation design

Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to conceptualize and create mechanical designs from specifications and manufacturing engineering input along with suggested improvements to products
Experience leading a team of other mechanical engineers on large projects with substantial budgets
Proficiency in using solid modeling CAD design software
Hands on experience with prototyping (3D printing, machining, hobby projects)
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

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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