What are the responsibilities and job description for the Actuator Test Engineer - Tesla Bot position at Tesla?
The Role
We are looking for an electrical, mechanical, or mechatronic engineer to join Tesla Bot actuator test team. You will need a broad engineering skillset and hands-on experience in testing geared rotating and linear electromechanical actuators. You will work with actuator design team and will be responsible for test and validation of robotic actuators.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with design engineers to create validation and qualification test plans.
- Develop, implement, execute test plans for electromechanical robotic actuators.
- Design and fabricate test fixtures and equipment for testing linear and rotary actuators.
- Perform component (electric motor and geartrain) level testing, actuator level, and system/robot level testing of geared electromechanical actuators.
- Work with design engineers to validate and refine actuator designs.
- Analyze test data and write test reports.
- Investigate root cause of failures and help drive actuator design improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability.
- 2 years of experience with LabView and data acquisition systems.
- 2 years of experience in physical testing and analysis of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems.
- 1 year of experience with testing electric motors or electromechanical actuators.
- 1 year of experience with dynamometer testing and equipment (torque transducers, power analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.).
- Working understanding of servo control (torque, speed, and position control).
- Component and system testing experience, including certification testing.
- Experience creating and executing design validation plans and test methods to validate performance requirements.
- Design of test setups for actuator testing and validation. Basic fabrication, machining, wiring, general electronics, debugging, and parts chasing.
- CAD (CATIA, NX, Inventor, Solid Works, etc.).
- Experience with MATLAB, or other data acquisition and analysis software
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