Mechanical Design Engineer, Enclosures, Energy Products

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$106,400 - $256,200

About The Position

Tesla Energy is looking for a highly skilled and motivated engineer to perform and drive mechanical and enclosure design activities for its utility scale energy storage and supercharging products. The role entails strong fundamentals, a passion to push the boundaries of technology and the tenacity to make your designs successful. Tesla operates under compressed timelines, so being self-motivated, disciplined, and resilient is critical. We aim to recruit the most talented engineers to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience designing for high-volume assembly and manufacturing
Experience designing products for outdoor environments, including IP/NEMA environmental seals
Strong engineering fundamentals in mechanics, heat transfer, and fluids
Experience with various manufacturing processes such as metal stamping, extruding, welding/brazing, plating, heat treating, plastic injection molding, thermoforming, and bonding
Experience in designing for high volume assembly, both manual and automated
Proficiency in CAD modeling. CATIA V5/V6 experience, a plus
Experience designing packaging solutions for battery or power electronics systems
Structural analysis expertise, static and frequency response spectrum FEA experience
Knowledge of electrical principles and their application in renewable energy systems

Responsibilities

Modeling and design of mechanical components and assemblies including sheet metal, structural metals, plastics, environmental sealing materials, fasteners, and other components
Mechanical design analysis including structural finite element analysis, design for assembly, design for manufacturing, and design for test
Work with cross-functional teams to refine specifications and achieve product performance, aesthetic, schedule, cost, reliability, and quality targets
Collaborate with thermal, systems, electrical, sourcing, manufacturing, and reliability teams to take designs from prototype through mass production
Develop engineering test plans for designs
Assist in engineering prototype builds and component fabrication
Root cause and solve test failures and production problems
Create high quality drawing packages and manufacturing instructions for parts and assemblies

Benefits

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program