Mechanical Design Engineer, Vehicle Body Structures

Summary: Tesla is pioneering engineering in the automotive industry, specifically through their Body Structures team. The Mechanical Design Engineer will design and develop structural components to ensure optimal performance and compliance with regulations while collaborating with manufacturing teams. Responsibilities: - Design and develop structural components, system requirements and specifications to achieve best-in-class structural, NVH and crash performance from conceptualization to mass production - Create vehicle-aligned component and system targets for function, cost, weight and investment - Optimize the concepts and designs with analytical and physical assessments, ensuring conformation to federal regulations governing assigned systems - Interface with Tesla and Supplier manufacturing to develop components that are optimized for the production environment - Research on reliability failure physics and apply them to designing accelerated test methods to represent field behaviors - Take ownership of reliability structural requirements to develop test plans and work internally and externally to ensure the targets are met on schedule Required Qualifications: - Ability to have fun in resolving engineering problems - Ability to thrive with ambiguity in design direction and conditions - Proven knowledge and application of engineering fundamentals to root cause and solve complex engineering challenges - Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience Preferred Qualifications: - Preferred minimum of 1 full development life cycle through design, development, release and launch with substantial system responsibility - Preferred proficiency in computer aided design software (e.g. CATIA) Required Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Body Structures, Structural Design, NVH Performance, Crash Performance, Computer Aided Design, CATIA, Reliability Engineering, Test Plan Development, Federal Vehicle Regulations, Enjoyment in engineering challenges Benefits: 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