Mechanical Design Engineer, Safety Systems, Energy Products

About the role

Mechanical Design Engineer, Safety Systems, Energy Products | Tesla (Energy Engineering)

Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 252264 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Tesla Energy is bringing battery, solar, and charging technologies to the grid, establishing new industries and defining the future of renewable energy ecosystems. This team is at the forefront of enabling this vision by ensuring critical safety systems of highly energy-dense products work as intended.

As a mechanical design engineer, safety systems, you will drive the design of battery energy systems to ensure and maintain Tesla’s robust safety record. You will own the design of safety-critical hardware from design conception to mass production. Additionally, you will be assigned as the responsible safety engineer of a program, take charge of the validation process, and build the case for robust product safety. In doing so, you will be engaging in safety-critical scenarios across electrical, thermal, mechanical, and even power electronics disciplines.

The role is collaborative and cross-functional, requiring extensive interfacing with teams including systems engineering, parallel design teams, electrical/firmware engineering, and abuse testing, to name a few. Our team is composed of individuals who are thoughtful, fast-moving, self-motivated, love to solve difficult problems, quick to take up ownership and responsibility, and are team players.

What You'll Do

• Ownership of the safety for new and existing Tesla Energy products, ensuring the designed parts and system meet Tesla’s internal and regulatory safety requirements and can successfully scale into mass production
• Ownership of safety-critical components from design conception to mass production
• Provide safety thinking and coverage from the cell, to battery, to product-level
• Perform component and system-level FMEA against Tesla’s core safety requirements to identify potential causes of failures in abusive scenarios
• Utilize FMEA outputs to inform test scenarios and coverage
• Develop and execute safety test validation plans in collaboration with parallel test engineering teams
• Perform analysis of test results with thorough data review and fundamentals-based investigation to inform and drive design improvements
• Develop new technologies to promote safety and efficiencies in our products to maintain Tesla’s cutting edge
• Ensure end-to-end traceability and produce a closed-loop safety case

What You'll Bring

• 2-3 years of product design experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in CAD modeling, CATIA V5/6 a plus
• Excellent first principles understanding of structural mechanics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics with relevant experience
• Experience performing FMEA/hazard analysis, scrutinizing safety-critical systems, and driving design changes to mitigate risk
• System-level, big-picture thinking
• Experience with high volume production and structural/thermal/fluids analysis is preferred
• Collaborative team player with strong technical communication and bias towards action-oriented solutions
• Familiarity with battery cell manufacturing and design, cell characteristics, and module design is a plus

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• 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
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$91,600 - $234,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.