| Location | Palo Alto, CA |
| Salary | $91,600–$276,000 Per Year |
Tesla Energy is bringing battery solar and charging technologies to the grid, establishing new industries and defining the future of renewable energy ecosystems. This team is at the forefront of how we will generate, distribute, and consume power today and in the future.
As part of the Battery Module Design Team, you will design the battery systems that help make Tesla Energy products world-class, working with a highly motivated and interdisciplinary team that rethinks how battery systems should be designed from the ground up, starting from blank page designs and building up to the top-level system design ownership with a first principles design approach.
The role is collaborative and cross-functional, requiring extensive interfacing with teams, including but not limited to systems engineering, parallel design teams, electrical, firmware, engineering, validation, test, manufacturing, and service to name a few. This role requires the ability to apply engineering fundamentals to design battery systems that are at the core of Teslas success.
Our team is composed of individuals who are thoughtful, fast-moving, self-motivated, who love to solve difficult problems, and are team players.
Job Requirements:
• Drive battery module component and system design through detailed thermal, structural, fluid, CAE, and ROM engineering analyses • Build-to-print mechanical design component design ownership for battery module cell grid arrays • Develop and execute component and subsystem design validation plans and test methods to validate product adherence to requirements in collaboration with parallel validation and systems engineering teams • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine requirements and specifications to optimally achieve product performance, schedule, cost, reliability, and quality targets • Develop trade studies to guide management-level decisions for future product roadmaps
Minimum Requirements:
• Minimum of 3 years of product design experience • Proficiency in CAD modeling (CATIA V5.6 a plus) • Experience designing for high-volume production • Strong engineering fundamentals in heat transfer, mechanics, and fluids • Thermal FEA and CFD experience preferred (not required) • Experience in structural analysis, including structural FEA, vibration, dynamic analysis, thermal structural analysis, bolted joints, fatigue, etc. • Understanding of material science of components used in mechanical design (metals, insulators, plastics, connectors, gaskets, etc.) and their fabrication processes (injection molding, thermoforming, casting, forging, bonding, brazing, welding, machining, etc.) • Proficiency in GD&T, a thorough understanding of tolerances, and development of high-quality drawing packages, manufacturing instructions for parts and assemblies • Familiarity with battery cell manufacturing and design, cell characteristics, and cell fundamentals (swelling, DCR, PPR, etc.) is preferred (not required) • Familiarity with design for reliability, FMEA concepts, PLM, engineering change systems, and PCB assembly, electrical systems
Desired Skills:
• Detail-oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment
Benefits:
• Along with competitive pay as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Expected Compensation: $91,600 - $276,000 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.