Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack, Semi

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
Compensation and 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

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