Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Mechanical Design Engineer - Datacenter Compute Product Design

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
Demonstrated successful experience in datacenter product development, including part design for high-volume manufacturing and serviceability, and deployments at scale.
Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, stamping, and brazing.
Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including materials stress and strain, mechanics and statics, and heat transfer.
Self-motivation, attention to detail, and solid documentation and reporting skills are required.
Proficiency in tolerance analysis, quality control, data and statistical analysis, failure analysis, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is required.
Proficiency in computer-aided design (CAD) modeling and analysis is required.
Background working with joint design manufacturing (JDM) partners on custom rack platform development is required.
Familiarity with current cable and connector solutions for high-speed interconnects is required.
The role requires 5–10% travel.

Responsibilities

Own mechanical design of datacenter racks and trays, as well as in-rack power and communications delivery methods, for SI compute platforms.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, rack and tray architectures, and part-level specifications.
Design liquid- and air-cooled interfaces, manifolds, coldplates, blind-mate connections, and thermal load paths for high-power boards and modules, including thermo-mechanical silicon stackups, and develop 3D CAD models and 2D drawings.
Perform tolerance analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), and other simulations and analyses before releasing designs for production.
Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews with suppliers and support tooling bring-up.
Provide hands-on support for validation with prototypes and rack-level builds, including design of experiments (DOEs).
Support development of engineering and reliability test plans, test data analysis, and troubleshooting of design issues.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with CATIA and ANSYS is highly valued but not required.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	PALO ALTO, California
Requisition ID	280057
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Tesla’s SI datacenter infrastructure is the backbone for the models that power Full Self Driving and Optimus, deploying Tesla’s custom high-performance silicon at rack and cluster scale. These systems push the limits of power density, silicon-to-package-level thermal and heat dissipation (liquid and air cooling), high speed electrical and optical data transfer, and structural design, while maintaining a focus on total cost of ownership, uptime, and manufacturing and deployment speed. Tesla’s fast-paced development environment creates opportunities to deliver novel, often patented rack and cooling technologies from prototype into large-scale deployment, with a direct line from hardware decisions to efficiency and quality of inference. As a Mechanical Design Engineer on this team, you will own the design of high-density compute racks, trays, and cooling hardware from the PCBA and module interface through full rack integration in the datacenter (optimizing for both scale-up and scale-out). You will collaborate deeply with electrical, thermal, facilities, manufacturing, and operations teams to deliver vertically integrated products built for density, cost, and service at scales of millions of units. We are seeking creative and self-motivated engineers with strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and first-principles thinking to take products through the design, prototype, manufacturing, test, and deployment ramp cycle. </p><p>Roles are available at multiple seniority levels i.e. Sr, Staff, etc. depending on experience level. </p>

Job Responsibilities

Own mechanical design of datacenter racks & trays, as well as in-rack power & communications delivery methods, for SI compute platforms
Work closely with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, rack and tray architectures, and part-level specifications
Design liquid- and air-cooled interfaces, manifolds, coldplates, blind-mate connections, and thermal load paths for high-power boards and modules, including thermo-mechanical silicon stackups, and including development of 3D CAD and 2D drawings
Perform tolerance analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and other simulations and analyses before releasing designs for production
Conduct Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews with suppliers and support tooling bring up
Provide hands-on support for validation with prototypes and rack-level builds, including DOEs
Support development of engineering and reliability test plans, test data analysis, and troubleshooting of design issues

Job Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
Demonstrated successful experience in datacenter product development, including part design for high volume manufacturing and serviceability, and deployments at scale
Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, stamping, brazing, etc.
Strong mechanical engineering fundamental knowledge including materials stress/strain, mechanics & statics, and heat transfer
Self-motivated and detail oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills
Proficiency in tolerance analysis, quality control, data and statistical analysis, failure analysis, and GD&T
Proficiency in CAD modeling and analysis; CATIA and ANSYS experience highly valued but not required
Background working with JDM (Joint Design Manufacturing) partners on custom rack platform development
Familiarity with latest cable and connector solutions for high-speed interconnects
5-10% of travel is expected

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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