Mechanical Design Engineer - Exterior Engineering (m/w/d), Berlin, Germany

2 Weeks ago • Upto 2 Years • Manufacturing • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Tesla's Vehicle Engineering team in Berlin seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer for Exterior Engineering. Responsibilities include concept engineering and feasibility studies, designing exterior systems to meet customer targets for craftsmanship, function, cost, and weight, creating vehicle-aligned components and production designs using CATIA V5 and 3DX, interpreting CAE simulation results, supporting vehicle development milestones, interfacing with suppliers and production teams, and conducting root-cause analyses for production issues. The role requires proficiency in CATIA V5 and 3DX, a strong understanding of GD&T, knowledge of various manufacturing processes (injection molding, thermoforming, etc.), and experience in test planning and data analysis.

Must have:

Mechanical Engineering background
Proficiency in CATIA V5 & 3DX
Understanding of GD&T
Knowledge of manufacturing processes
CAE result interpretation

What to Expect

Join Vehicle Engineering in Berlin to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy where you will help design the next generation of cutting-edge automotive products for Tesla.

Our world-class engineering teams operate with a non-conventional automotive product development philosophy of high interdisciplinary collaboration, flat organizational structure, and technical contribution at all levels. You will be expected to challenge and be challenged, to create, to innovate. You must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company. We are building real products. This must excite you. You’ll work alongside accomplished, world-renowned engineers on perhaps the most exciting automotive programs in existence today.   

Be part of a growing and energetic Exteriors team to engineer, execute and deliver cutting-edge products to global customers. You will work with cross-functional team members to continuously innovate and launch new products for Europe and other growing markets. 

What You’ll Do

Concept engineering and feasibility, incl. packaging and layout within vehicle architecture
Design to deliver customer-driven exterior system targets for craftsmanship, function, cost and weight
Create vehicle-aligned components and develop design concepts and production designs in both CATIA V5 and 3DX, support creation of component specification, component DFMEA and other technical design documents
Interpret CAE simulation results and integrate recommendations into product design
Support overall vehicle development milestones and prototype/production build events
Interface with design studio suppliers, process and production for manufacturing, feasibility, validation, and other engineering activities as specified for the assigned commodity
Root-Cause and Corrective analysis for production issues

What You’ll Bring

Education background in mechanical engineering; or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
Proficiency in both CATIA V5 and 3DX, good understanding of GD&T in design engineering
Understand the fundamental differences in design and engineering between low/high volume production, entry/premium vehicle systems and have examples or a portfolio of completed programs
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to integrate state-of-the-art design and manufacturing methods into product concepts and designs, as well as capability to interpret CAE results and integrate recommendations into product designs
Demonstrate an ability to manage difficult projects with tight timing constraints
Experience with various manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, thermoforming, SMC, bonding, etc.
Experience in defining test plans, designing test setups, and analyzing data

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