Lead Product Design Engineer, Cell Design Engineering
Tesla Austin, TX Full-time 3/17/2026
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
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•FY 2025Job Description
Tesla is seeking experienced engineers to design innovative battery cells, focusing on high-volume manufacturing and advanced technologies. The role involves collaboration across multiple disciplines to develop new cell products and ensure successful mass production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Physics, or equivalent experience
- Robust fundamentals in solid mechanics and heat transfer + demonstrated application to solve thorny problems
- 10+ years experience designing for high-volume manufacturing processes such as stamping, deep drawing, plastic injection molding, heat treating, and metal welding
- Familiarity with properties and applications of common engineering metals and polymers
- Experience with experiment design and setup, data acquisition, analysis
- Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (CATIA V5/V6 experience is a plus)
- Foundational knowledge in GD&T (proficiency is a plus)
- Great communication skills (interpersonal & technical); willingness to lead discussions with internal & external groups; a team-first attitude
- Resilience & independent learning— ability to hit deadlines under pressure and manage shifting requirements, multiple simultaneous priorities
- Proficiency with structural / thermal FEA and hands-on fabrication skills
Responsibilities
- Holistic design ownership of mechanical parts / assemblies for in-house cylindrical 4680 cell and beyond (initial concept through development, factory launch + ramp)
- Advance and execute technologies that unlock new product performance and safety paradigms while reducing cost / mass and improving manufacturability
- Own prototyping, basic testing and analysis (support advanced testing and analysis)
- Hands-on engagement with manufacturing process and automation development
- Lead multi-disciplinary collaborations across electrochemistry design, CAE, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, qualification, new product introduction
- Research and benchmark competitive solutions; complete DFMEA and fault tree analysis
- Define and release technical specifications (dimensional, functional, performance, manufacturing)
- Author clear technical documentation & deliver live presentations
- Participate in component sourcing and supplier engineering relationships
- Occasional travel to Tesla factories, satellite team sites, and suppliers (domestic / international as needed)
Benefits
- Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.
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