Design Engineer

What to Expect You will develop soft goods materials for vehicle cabin applications, including seating and interior systems. You will own material development from concept through production and work cross-functionally to deliver quality, durability, and sustainability.
What You'll Do

• Develop materials, composite constructions, and system applications for automotive seating and interiors
• Own the full product lifecycle: concept generation, selection, detailed design, validation, manufacturing feasibility, and sustainability
• Collaborate with product design, test, and manufacturing engineers to validate material performance at the system level and drive design decisions from material data
• Translate system-level requirements into material-level specifications through instrumented observation and quantitative analysis, with traceability to reliability and durability goals
• Correlate material performance data with end-product reliability and field performance, partnering with test and reliability teams
• Own 2D and 3D documentation of material design data and integrate with system-level CAD models and 2D drawings
• Partner with Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Commercial teams so material designs are producible, scalable, and globally compatible
• Interface with suppliers, commercial teams, and quality teams to resolve issues and drive alignment

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Materials Science (polymer, composites, artificial leather, textiles), Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience with soft goods and composites
• Experience with instrumentation and quantitative analysis, including stress/strain, abrasion, flexure, failure analysis, and microscopy
• Fundamentals in mechanical engineering (statics, kinematics, dynamics, GD&T, statistical analysis), materials engineering (chemistry, microstructures, polymer science), and textile engineering (woven, knit, non-woven, composites)
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, 2D drawing, hand sketching, prototyping, and data presentation
• Ability to work independently and solve technical problems using first-principles thinking

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation $91,600 - $316,800/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.