We seek a highly motivated hands-on engineer for a position in the Power Electronics Test Engineering group, a team focused on creating robust, beautiful, data-centric production testing equipment for Tesla’s power electronics components. This team concentrates on mechanical, electrical, software, and controls of dense and reliable capital equipment for our production lines around the world. The ideal candidate takes pride in their hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills, and attention to detail. He/She appreciates an environment where quality work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. He/She looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job and is excited to lead a small team of engineers.

• Lead and mentor a team of mechanical engineers to deliver high-quality automation equipment
• Architect automated test equipment, produce detailed CAD models, pneumatic diagrams, and verify designs using structural and thermal FEA and CFD
• Clearly document, and outsource these to local shops and vendors for fabrication
• Establish clear, concise test plans, and control test plan execution
• Support build, debug, validate, and fine-tune equipment for release to production
• Lead conceptual equipment development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits
• Establish great working relationships with vendors and managing their deliverables
• Perform on-site and off-site acceptance testing (SAT/FAT) of test equipment

• 7+ years of experience as a Mechanical/Mechatronics/Test/Automation Engineer
• Experience leading a team of mechanical engineers specializing in machine design
• Proficiency with design process integration and electromechanical / mechatronic systems
• Hands-on skills with diagnostics software, hardware, tools, instruments, general electromechanical systems and measurement techniques
• Exposure to a wide variety of test systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current meters, etc)
• SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software
• Experience creating technical specifications for automated equipment
• Experience transitioning products and processes from prototype to production desired
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience