The Role
As an
Engineer in the Seat Engineering Department, you will be responsible for Design
Engineering from concept to End of Life as well as problem solving of existing
products within the seating realm. Typical commodities include seating
structures, mechanisms, actuators, foam, wire harnesses, controllers, PCBs,
sensors, trim. A seat can be defined as a product which enables comfortable
support for vehicle occupants. In some sense it can be viewed as a moving
robotic structural art piece. In this role, you will partake in a wide range of
engineering aspects: including Materials (Steel, polymers composites, fabrics,
etc.) manufacturing equipment, PCB design, firmware/software, production
processes, general mechanical design, supply chain enablement, Quality improvement
and so on. Team members typically play dual roles as experts and polymaths.
Each team member typically uses their particular expertise as their super power
to complement the team. Overall, we employ an ethos of “get the Job done!” You
shall report to the Manager of First Row Seating and this position resides in
Tesla’s Vehicle Engineering Team. The Team operates globally and has many
locations (Fremont (HQ), Shanghai, Berlin). In this current regard you shall
primarily operate in Berlin.
Responsibilities
As an
integrated part of Tesla’s Vehicle Engineering team you will conceptualize +
design + engineer + manage Seating System parts and products. You shall be part
responsible.
Primary
responsibilities and activities:
- Problem understanding and defining
- Concept generation and evaluation including
feasibility confirmation
- Strategic product planning
- Architecture planning and development
- Packaging & layout within vehicle
architecture
- Manage and negotiate product attributes for
Safety, Functionality, Comfort, Craftsmanship, Cost, Mass, Schedule,
Sustainability
- Develop Validation plans to ensure full product
compliance
- Product validation including Prototype Making and
Testing
- 3D CAD generation e.g. in CATIA as well as 2D
drawing making
- Use and Interpret CAE simulation results and
integrate into product design
- Detail Design including: datum & fixation
strategy, GD&T
- Bill of Materials Making and owning
- Product optimization with the appropriate
analytical and physical assessments
- Utilize design tools such as DRBFM / DFMEA to
enable robust products against their requirements
- Participate and manage collaborative efforts with
other departments within the Tesla Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering and Procurement groups to ensure system integration and
compatibility
- Commercial and Supplier Management
- Schedule Management for responsible commodities
including parts availability for key prototype/production build events and
vehicle milestones
- Responsible for technical documentation creation
for official use and communication
Requirements
- A major in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Computer Science or similar
- Hands-on experience in engineering or product
design
- Strong working knowledge of Design for
Manufacturing, including familiarity with GD&T and dimensional
engineering
- Strong familiarity with the development of
specifications, DFMEAs, DVP&R’s and other technical documents
- Have a good mix of designing a variety of
materials (stamped, injection mold, etc.) and designing kinematics/
mechanisms
- Demonstrated ability to manage difficult projects
with tight timing constraints and provide examples of such scenarios
throughout your career
- Strong understanding of the fundamentals of
engineering. statics, kinematics, materials
- Experience in PCB design software, Altium
- Automotive engineering with seating experience is
preferred
- Skilled in engineering languages such as
hand-sketching
- 3D modeling proficiency (preferably in CATIA V5)
- Good knowledge on power electronics
- Communication protocol familiarity: I2C, SPI,
Serial
- Hardware level programming: C/C++
- Software level programming: Python/MATLAB
- Fluent English and German, a third language skill
would be a plus
What we
offer:
You will
be working in our state-of-the-art Gigafactory where you solve the world's most
interesting problems with the best and brightest people who share a passion to
change the world. Tesla’s compensation package includes competitive salary and
Tesla shares or bonusses. Typical benefits that are offered are a pension
program, 30 vacation days, employee insurances, relocation and commuting
support.
