Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Drive Inverter

Tesla's Vehicle Power Electronics group is looking for a skilled and motivated Staff Mechanical Engineer to join the Drive Inverter design team and drive our power electronics designs to the physical limits. This role requires a strong technical background, a critical-thinking mindset, a passion to launch new technologies, and demonstrated ability to execute quickly and effectively.

• Design and 3D modeling of mechanical packaged semiconductor components and assemblies
• Mechanical design analysis including thermal, CFD, structural, design for assembly, and design for test
• Solve electronics packaging issues including: electrical isolation, sealing, thermal management, interconnection, shock and vibration management, electromagnetic interference (EMI), RF communications, etc.
• Develop engineering test plans for designs
• Create drawing packages and manufacturing instructions for parts and assemblies
• Assist in engineering prototype builds and component fabrication
• Collaborate with other mechanical, systems, electrical, digital control, manufacturing, industrial design, and test engineers to take designs from a clean sheet through prototypes and into mass production
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years of related industry experience, with experience managing direct reports or leading a small team
• Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals (heat transfer, fluids, statics, dynamics, structural design)
• Significant experience designing and building mechanical assemblies. Experience shipping products into volume productio
• Material science knowledge of materials used in electronics packaging (metals, insulators, plastics, connectors, gaskets, thermal interface materials, potting, etc.)
• Proficiency using 3D mechanical design tools (e.g. CATIA) and evaluating results from analysis tools (e.g. COMSOL, ANSYS Icepak, StarCCM). Experience using GD&T to control part features, CATIA V5 and/or V6, and PLM systems for engineering changes, deviations, BOM structuring, etc.
• Experience with environmental, reliability, safety, and industry standard requirements for automotive, consumer, industrial, or residential products
• Experience with high volume manufacturing processes such as injection molding, stamping, diecasting, etc. Knowledge of design for reliability and design for manufacturability concepts
• Working knowledge of Matlab and/or Python
• Basic understanding of electrical design fundamentals, familiarity with PCBAs and PCBA components, and high voltage design mechanical design