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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Motors, Drive Systems

Tesla

Design

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Posted 6+ months ago

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What to Expect

Tesla is in need of Sr. Mechanical Engineers to design propulsion motors from concept to high volume production, while increasing energy and cost efficiencies. Come join the team working on the most important motors in the world. Own making the designs into reality and drive their continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

3D CAD and 2D drawings for stators, rotors, speed sensing and interconnect assemblies

Driving choices and development in: winding technology, magnet technology, steel stamping and lamination joining, electrical insulation systems, interconnections, thermal sensing. Select the optimum candidates for a given project, not just the newest technology

Identifying and qualifying suppliers of raw materials, components, and assemblies

Design validation and durability testing profile development and data analysis

Carry designs through to high-volume production: DFM, cost reductions, and second sourcing

Mentoring Junior Engineers and Interns

What You’ll Bring

Evidence of exceptional ability
Taken motor designs from clean sheet to volume production

Experience with multiple coil winding and termination technologies

Experience with multiple magnet technologies

Worked with an international supply chain

Automotive design and validation experience

Expected skills: GD&T, 3D CAD, 2D Drawings, DFMEA, PFMEA, detailed stack ups, structural and thermal FEA

Bonus skills: Catia, NVH analysis, electromagnetics design, specification writing, plastic injection molding, bolted joint design

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