Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Interior Soft Trims

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBerlin, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A background in Mechanical Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in automotive soft-trim interior component and subsystem engineering.
Proficiency in English.
Ability to apply first-principles and physics-based thinking to varied problems and operate under tight timing constraints.
Design and/or manufacturing experience with soft-trim components such as carpets, floor mats, support foams and plastics, and load floors.
Technical understanding of automotive manufacturing technologies and how they relate to design feasibility, including injection molding, thermoforming, vacuum forming, steam-chest molding, open-pour molding, and lamination.
Proficiency in 3D modeling using CATIA V5 or V6 in an automotive product-development environment.
Working knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), including familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and dimensional controls.

Responsibilities

Develop, validate, and launch manufacturing of soft-trim components, balancing styling, ergonomics, serviceability, integration packaging, cost, mass, craftsmanship, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), automation, and other attributes.
Collaborate with Studio, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Manufacturing, broader engineering teams, and external suppliers throughout CAD development, computer-aided engineering (CAE) loops, request-for-quotation (RFQ) stages, sourcing, production, launch, and build root-cause analysis.
Use or create Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), and Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) concepts and processes to produce robust vehicle-component designs; conduct hands-on prototyping and trials.
Perform analytical and physical assessments, including dimensional tolerance stack-ups; create detailed GD&T drawings and corresponding checking fixtures; and work with Validation and Test & Reliability groups.
Support vehicle-development milestones and prototype and production build events, working with suppliers on part design where applicable, root-cause troubleshooting, manufacturing trials, and part- and system-level validation.
Analyze field-reliability data from current programs and improve interior reliability through design, process, or manufacturing changes.
Release design changes through Tesla’s 3DExperience system to document and track part updates, manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) changes, and purchase-order (PO) releases to downstream teams and suppliers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with change control and part release within the 3DExperience platform.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Berlin, BE
Requisition ID	272714
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>The Cabin Engineering team leads development and launch of nearly all customer-facing areas inside our vehicles including Seats, Instrument Panel, Door Trim, Console, Overhead Trims, Hard Trims, and Soft Trims for both cabin and cargo/trunk areas.  Our team’s goal is to innovate and engineer a premium Interior System for our vehicles while optimizing our critical attributes like cost, mass, manufacturability, etc. This is a pivotal role to act as liaison between US and Berlin engineering teams to tackle challenging problems together. As part of a global company, you will tackle engineering challenges together with US and CN Cabin teams alongside other cross-functional teams to continuously innovate and launch new products for Europe and other growing markets.  </div>

Job Responsibilities

Design development, validation and manufacturing launch of Soft Trim components (dependent on phase of ongoing program(s)) balancing inputs and attributes including, but not limited to, Design Studio styling, ergonomics, serviceability, integration packaging with cost, mass, craftsmanship, NVH, automation, etc. This iterative process includes close collaboration with Studio, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and broader engineering teams through CAD development, CAE loops, RFQ stages, sourcing, part production, launch and build root-causing 
Utilize and/or create DFSS, DFMEA, DVP&R concepts and processes to produce robust vehicle component designs alongside hands-on prototyping and trials to learn and fail fast. Consider both analytical and physical assessments including dimensional tolerance stack-ups in design as well as to create detailed GD&T drawings and corresponding checking fixtures. Work closely with Validation and Test & Reliability groups. Collaborate efficiently with key external suppliers and to support overall vehicle development milestones, prototype/production build events, and a successful start of production. Work in partnership with suppliers through part design (when applicable), root-cause troubleshooting, manufacturing trials, part and system level validation, etc. to actively understand and contribute to design solutions. 
Analyze Field Reliability data of current programs to improve Interior Reliability through design/process/manufacturing changes. Release design changes through Tesla’s 3DExperience system to properly document and track part updates, MBOM changes, and PO releases to downstream teams and suppliers

Job Requirements

Education background in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 3 years of experience in automotive Soft Trim interior component and subsystem engineering.  
Proficient in English
First principles, physics-based thinker, and problem solver attitude with mental agility to handle problems of varied scope and complexity, and tight timing constraints. Demonstrate engineering technical aptitude, excellent communication, and creativity
Design and/or manufacturing experience with Soft Trim components such as carpets, floor mats, support foams and plastics, load floors, etc. 
In-depth technical understanding of common automotive and new, latest mass manufacturing technologies and the relationship to design feasibility for a variety of processes including injection molding, thermoforming, vacuum forming, steam-chest molding, open-pour molding and lamination to achieve world-class craftsmanship/ performance targets 
Proficiency in 3D modeling utilizing CATIA V5 or V6 is essential within an automotive product development environment. Experience with Change Control and Part Release within 3DExperience platform is a bonus
Strong working knowledge of DFM and DFA, including familiarity with GD&T and dimensional controls

Please apply with your CV in English.

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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