Mechanical Design Engineer, Closures Mechanisms

As a Closures Systems Design Engineer, you will be responsible for conceiving, architecting, designing, and engineering the dynamic exterior systems of Tesla vehicles. You will work alongside pioneering designers and engineers through all stages of the product design cycle: from initial sketch and clay modeling, through architecture and design, and finally to validation and product launch.

• Serve as a member of the vehicle engineering team to support automotive body and closure system development for the Tesla vehicle product line
• Conceptualize, design, engineer and launch closures systems components for CIW, mechanisms/electro-mechanisms, sealing and glazing product lines
• Achieve innovation-driven closure system targets for appearance, function, quality, cost and weight
• Establish system level architecture and functionality based on market research, design feasibility and prototyping
• Participate in the iterative process with the Tesla design and styling studio to deliver the optimal balance of form, function and quality
• Support manufacturing processes and material selections to achieve world class execution of automotive exterior craftsmanship and fit and finish
• Optimize designs with the appropriate analytical and physical assessments

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Passion for cutting edge product design and innovation
• Minimum of three years experience working in Automotive Closures
• Proficiency in 3D modeling utilizing CATIA V5/V6 or similar CAD software
• Knowledge of design for manufacturing principles of various commodities
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, mechanics of materials and the ability to think out of the box
• Experience working with cutting edge manufacturing technologies preferred
• Expertise with Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) during design, validation and/or launch of products preferred