Mechanical Design Engineer, Structural Design Engineering (Body or Battery) - relocation to Berlin, Germany required

2 Days ago • All levels • Manufacturing • Product Design

About the job

Job Description

Tesla's Vehicle Engineering team in Berlin seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer for Body or Battery Structural Design Engineering. Responsibilities include creating and developing component and system requirements and specifications, 3D design using CAD (CATIA V5/3DX preferred), design optimization through analytical and numerical assessments, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and continuous product improvement. The role involves the full design cycle, from initial concept to manufacturing, and requires strong engineering fundamentals in materials and mechanics, hands-on automotive design experience, and knowledge of manufacturing processes and sustainable materials. Mentoring junior engineers is also expected.
Must have:
  • Mechanical Engineering background or equivalent experience
  • Strong materials and mechanics fundamentals
  • CAD modeling experience (CATIA V5/3DX a plus)
  • Automotive design and engineering experience
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and sustainable materials
  • Project supervision experience from design to manufacturing
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.    

Mechanical Design Engineer – Structural Design Engineering (from Entry-level to Expert)

Be part of a growing and energetic Battery and Body Structures Engineering 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
  • Create and develop Body-in-White or Battery enclosure component and system requirements and specifications to achieve best-in-class system targets for function, cost, weight, investment, NVH, thermal, structural and crash performance
  • 3D design and GD&T drawings of complex parts and assemblies
  • Optimize designs via analytical, numerical, and/or empirical assessments, (DFMEA, fault tree, decision matrices, etc.)
  • Collaborate with teams inside and outside Tesla (manufacturing, test, NPI, supply chain, etc.)
  • Support continuous product and process improvement and question industry standards (as well as our own) to continually raise the bar
  • Mentor less experienced engineers through the design process
What You’ll Bring
  • Education background in mechanical engineering, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
  • Strong engineering fundamentals in materials and mechanics
  • Strong experience in CAD modeling (experience in CATIA V5/3DX is a plus but not required)
  • Hands-on experience in automotive design and engineering, knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes and lightweight, recyclable and sustainable materials, comparable fields apply as well 
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise a project from technical standpoint: from initial design to manufacturing
  • Full design cycle experience in relevant field preferred
  • Find joy from solving problems with design solutions
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