Mechanical Design Engineer-Interiors

Job Description

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What to Expect

Studio Engineering – Interiors reports to our Interior Engineering within our Vehicle Engineering organization and is central to bringing new product innovations consisting of premium up, mass down, cost conscious luxury interior systems to life at Tesla. We collaborate across all aspects of styling, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver an exceptional product design and customer experience. We take pride in aligning with Tesla’s commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive culture. While developing products that will change the world is very challenging, having thoughtful and creative teammates ensures our work is always enjoyable. 

Your Role

Studio Engineers on the Interior Engineering team consolidate engineering, regulatory, manufacturing, and tooling inputs to support styling and design development specific to launching best in class luxury interior systems. This extends from the initial concept stage, through detail design and into product launch. You will keep particular attention to detail of material, finish, part and build complexity that ultimately maintains elevated premium appeal while reducing overall mass and cost to our final product.  You will be involved in competitive benchmarking activities and creating prototype mock-ups that are reviewed by stakeholders to ensure customer and company goals are achieved. Flexibility to balance, adapt and optimize our overall developments as inputs change and evolve will be an important attribute for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to assure master sections and engineering criteria creation adheres to all stakeholder requirements while optimizing to meet overall design vision and production aspirations.
• Develop feasible concept requirements that align to input requirements or balance them.
• Use engineering first principles to identify and propose engineering solutions to complex cross-functional problem.
• Support studio integration and interior system leads with master section and engineering criteria creation related to interior systems and communicate requirements to stakeholders.
• Coordinate, develop and present concept solutions driven from industry leading innovations in design reviews to narrow decision-making alignments for interior systems best in class execution.
• Build positive team culture and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and a robust first-principals approach
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a product development environment
• Design experience with knowledge of manufacturing technologies, limitations and opportunities for injection molding, compression molding, press laminated components etc.
• Outstanding design, packaging, and 3D modeling skills. (CATIA/3DX is an advantage)
• Highly collaborative, with a creative mindset with ability to visualize designer perspectives, studio engineering experience is a plus
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• A big-picture mindset and passion for engineering of innovative and sustainable products.

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

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

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

Expected Compensation

$76,000 – $285,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay 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.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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