Mechanical Design Engineer, Motors
SupportFinity™, California, MO, United States
Overview This position will support the development of the high-performance Tesla motors. You will support design and manufacturing activities to industrialize and scale Tesla motors into high volume production. You will join a team of mechanical, electrical, and electromagnetic engineering disciplines in a highly collaborative environment.
Responsibilities Mechanical design and industrialization of stators for integration into Tesla’s powertrains
Collaboration with electromagnetic motor design engineers and actuator engineers to develop bespoke motors perfectly suited for integration
Continuous improvement of existing designs to reduce cost, improve performance and reliability
Prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of electric motors
Basic fabrication, machining, wiring, general electronics, debugging, and testing
Collaboration with supply chain, vendors, and manufacturing engineers
Pilot production assembly, offering hands on support, driving process improvement, ensuring quality and manufacturing engineering support
Qualifications Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
1+ years experience in mechanical engineering in a product design and manufacturing environment
Experience with design and manufacturing of motors for actuators used in motion control applications
Experience prototyping stators, rotors, and geared actuators. In particular, understanding of stator manufacturing methods and processes
Experience with assembly and quality control processes and systems
Hands-on experience in a machine shop environment. Skill with hand tools, shop and metrology equipment. Experience operating mill/lathe is desirable
Knowledge and experience with engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks and FEA. Skill with 3DX (Catia), Solidworks or similar
Experience with project management of small teams of engineers and technicians delivering high intensity, fast-paced projects
Familiarity with various electric motor, electric drive, and motion control technologies
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Responsibilities Mechanical design and industrialization of stators for integration into Tesla’s powertrains
Collaboration with electromagnetic motor design engineers and actuator engineers to develop bespoke motors perfectly suited for integration
Continuous improvement of existing designs to reduce cost, improve performance and reliability
Prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of electric motors
Basic fabrication, machining, wiring, general electronics, debugging, and testing
Collaboration with supply chain, vendors, and manufacturing engineers
Pilot production assembly, offering hands on support, driving process improvement, ensuring quality and manufacturing engineering support
Qualifications Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
1+ years experience in mechanical engineering in a product design and manufacturing environment
Experience with design and manufacturing of motors for actuators used in motion control applications
Experience prototyping stators, rotors, and geared actuators. In particular, understanding of stator manufacturing methods and processes
Experience with assembly and quality control processes and systems
Hands-on experience in a machine shop environment. Skill with hand tools, shop and metrology equipment. Experience operating mill/lathe is desirable
Knowledge and experience with engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks and FEA. Skill with 3DX (Catia), Solidworks or similar
Experience with project management of small teams of engineers and technicians delivering high intensity, fast-paced projects
Familiarity with various electric motor, electric drive, and motion control technologies
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