Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack, Semi

About the role

Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack, Semi | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)

Location: Sparks, Nevada | Req ID: 273243 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Tesla’s Semi Battery Design Engineering team is looking for a skilled and motivated Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to drive our battery development efforts in Reno, NV. In this role, you would be responsible for leading a small team of design engineers to implement ongoing improvements to the Semi battery pack, as well as designing improved future versions. This role requires a strong technical background, a critical-thinking mindset, a passion to launch new technologies, leadership/mentorship capability, and demonstrated ability to execute quickly and effectively.

What You'll Do

• As pack sub-team lead, you’ll take full responsibility for one of the major Semi battery subsystems, and work closely with the other subsystems (module, ancillaries, structures, electronics, firmware, etc) to design, validate, and land ongoing improvements to the existing Semi battery design, as well as any potential future battery iterations and variants
• Technical and managerial leadership of your direct reports on the pack sub-team. You will be responsible for technical oversight, career mentorship, performance reviews, resource management, and hiring for your sub-team
• Technical ownership of the pack sub-system, involving requirements definition, oversight of all 3d part design, integration with other battery subsystems, coordination with teams across Tesla (Test, Manufacturing, Quality, NPI, Supply Chain, etc), design and release documentation, and design support for all builds and test efforts

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years of related industry experience (HV battery experience a plus), with experience managing direct reports or leading a small team
• Deep understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals (heat transfer, fluids, statics, dynamics, structural design, GD&T)
• Demonstrated experience and comfort working in fast-paced environments with aggressive timelines
• Demonstrated ability to create products and bring to market: CAD design, to hands on prototyping, to high volume manufacturing
• Experience with various manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal stamping, thermoforming, welding/brazing, plating, heat treating, and bonding. Direct machine shop skills a plus
• Experience in designing for high volume assembly, both manual and automated
• Strong documentation and presentation skillset, and comfortable with technical reporting up to VP level
• Experience defining test plans, designing test setups, and analyzing data. Proficiency in CAD modeling. CATIA V5/V6 experience a plus but not mandatory
• Experience with Class 8 trucks or other heavy-duty commercial vehicles a plus. Experience with student Formula Vehicle, Solar Car, Hyperloop etc. 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)