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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Body Structures - BIW)

Berlin, Germany (On-site)

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Body Structures - BIW)

1 Hour ago • 4-8 Years • Manufacturing • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Tesla's Vehicle Engineering team in Berlin seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in Body Structures (BIW). Responsibilities include creating and developing BIW component and system requirements and specifications to meet targets for function, cost, weight, NVH, structural, and crash performance. This role involves component design using CATIA V5 and 3DX, developing design concepts, and optimizing designs through analytical and physical assessments. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and production to ensure manufacturing feasibility and validation. A full BIW lifecycle experience is required, including design, development, release, and launch. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in automotive body design, lightweight materials, and state-of-the-art manufacturing methods.

Must have:

Automotive body design experience
BIW lifecycle experience
Proficiency in CATIA V5 & 3DX
GD&T knowledge
CAE result interpretation
Collaboration skills

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.   

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Body Stuctures

Be part of a growing and energetic Body Structures 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 component and system requirements and specifications to achieve best-in-class system targets for function, cost, weight, investment, NVH, structural and crash performance
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
Optimize the concepts and designs with analytical and physical assessments, ensuring conformation to federal regulations governing assigned systems
Deliver world-class craftsmanship and fit/finish
Interface with suppliers, process and production for manufacturing, feasibility, validation, and other engineering activities as specified for the assigned commodity
Complete component and system validation as required, insuring system targets are met and optimized

What You’ll Bring

Education background in mechanical engineering, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
Hands-on experience in automotive body design and engineering, knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes and lightweight, recyclable and sustainable materials
Minimum of 1 full development BIW life cycle through design, development, release and launch
Proficiency in both CATIA V5 and CATIA V6/3DX, good understanding of GD&T in design engineering
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
Ability to flexibly work in vague and constantly changing design direction and conditions

Please apply with your English CV.

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