Mechanical Design Engineer, Machine Design

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Machine Design

| Job Category | Manufacturing | | Location | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | | Req. ID | 263913 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Tesla Midwest Automation is a fast-paced cutting-edge engineering group, automating the production of Tesla’s latest, most advanced products. Our group is tasked with finding the limits of physics in the machines we create. Tesla holds an extremely high bar for excellence and is looking for someone wanting to push themselves to their limits of knowledge and keep going. If you live to turn bold ideas into reality that will change the world, this is the place for you. You should possess humility and decisiveness: humility to ask and learn from everyone, and decisiveness to make a call when sometimes you don’t have all the information you need.

What You’ll Do

• Able to work independently on stations or large sections with minimal oversight to Conceptualize, design, and detail mechanical components and assemblies using SolidWorks for automation cells, robotic end effectors
• Work with vendors to select and size all commercial components for mechanical designs such as pneumatics, motors, gearboxes, and linear motion devices
• Use calculations and FEA analysis on all appropriate parts and assemblies to ensure
• Understand and apply all necessary Tesla standards to ensure any solutions comply and provide calculations and justifications for decisions
• Create complete and clean drawing packages for all designs with BOM and all appropriate assembly information
• Participate in assembly and debug of systems on our production floor and learn firsthand what it takes to build an automation system and all the nuances of good machine design
• Travel with the machine to the various Giga factories across the US to install and commission your machines. Could be a 24-7 weekend sprint for an upgrade or small installation or a 3-month installation of a massive new production line

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of experience in machine design/automation design
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to conceptualize and create mechanical designs from concepts
• Proficiency in using solid modeling CAD design software
• Hands on experience with prototyping (3D printing, machining, hobby projects)
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Compensation and Benefits

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

• $98,640 - $147,960/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.

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