Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Mechanical Design Engineer - Vehicle Body Structures

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Ability to thrive with ambiguity in design direction and conditions.
Knowledge and application of engineering fundamentals to identify root causes and solve complex engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

Design and develop structural components, system requirements, and specifications to achieve structural, noise, vibration, harshness, and crash performance from conceptualization through mass production.
Create vehicle-aligned component and system targets for function, cost, weight, and investment.
Optimize concepts and designs through analytical and physical assessments, ensuring compliance with federal regulations governing assigned systems.
Interface with Tesla and supplier manufacturing teams to develop components optimized for the production environment.
Research reliability failure physics and apply findings to design accelerated test methods that represent field behaviors.
Own structural reliability requirements, develop test plans, and work internally and externally to ensure targets are met on schedule.

Desired Qualifications

Complete at least one full development life cycle through design, development, release, and launch, with substantial system responsibility.
Proficiency in computer-aided design software such as CATIA.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	255240
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>The Body Structures team pioneers in engineering the frontiers of vehicle architecture in the automotive industry. You will be part of the team to engineer and solve problem in the vehicle structure from design concept to vehicle delivery and beyond. You will leverage first principles approach to develop methods to achieve robustness in the structural integrity of the vehicle.    </p><p>Our team does not stop only at Start-of-Production; that’s just the beginning. It’s about continual improvement to always create the best product for a sustainable future. Our real impact is measured by the area under the curve, not the initial impulse. Come join us to create the most innovative automotive structures in the world and grow to be the best mechanical engineer you can be. </p>

Job Responsibilities

Design and develop structural components, system requirements and specifications to achieve best-in-class structural, NVH and crash performance from conceptualization to mass production
Create vehicle-aligned component and system targets for function, cost, weight and investment
Optimize the concepts and designs with analytical and physical assessments, ensuring conformation to federal regulations governing assigned systems
Interface with Tesla and Supplier manufacturing to develop components that are optimized for the production environment
Research on reliability failure physics and apply them to designing accelerated test methods to represent field behaviors
Take ownership of reliability structural requirements to develop test plans and work internally and externally to ensure the targets are met on schedule

Job Requirements

Ability to have fun in resolving engineering problems
Ability to thrive with ambiguity in design direction and conditions
Proven knowledge and application of engineering fundamentals to root cause and solve complex engineering challenges
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Preferred minimum of 1 full development life cycle through design, development, release and launch with substantial system responsibility
Preferred proficiency in computer aided design software (e.g. CATIA)

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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