Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure

This full-time role supports projects across multiple Tesla locations.

• Work with stakeholders from various teams including Research &Development, Product Design, Manufacturing, Construction, and Operations to understand, assess, aggregate, and summarize the site wide utility and MEP requirements
• Perform feasibility and techno-economic studies on new equipment and technologies to support leadership’s decision making and meet aggressive budget goals on capital and mission critical projects
• Collaborate with various design teams to define project requirements and deliver exceptional and unique design solutions focusing on the early design phases
• Perform calculations, recommend key improvements, and provide directions on and materials, specifications and systems of various sizes and complexity
• Support the estimators preparing cost estimates to different levels of accuracy such as rough order of magnitude (ROM), project funding, and construction ready
• In-Depth review of factory equipment operations using data analysis to inform Mechanical system designs and operations to ensure efficient use of CAPEX/OPEX
• Ability to scrutinize status quo design development and provide novel alternatives to external & internal designs
• Create flexible solutions that can meet evolving criteria over time and ability to challenge and justify design decisions to leadership
• Typical scope may include retrofitting or modifying existing buildings, designing new buildings or new additions
• Must be able to prioritize and manage heavy workload on multiple projects to ensure high quality and productivity
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8 years minimum of relevant experience designing new or retrofitting existing factories for high volume manufacturing processes and/or executing large scale multi-disciplinary technical projects
• Positive, enthusiastic, fast learner, can-do mindset and passionate about Tesla's mission
• Ability to think on a system level challenges (see "the bigger picture") while also showing depth of detail in principles that drive complex engineering problems
• Team player who can build trust and influence diverse teams outside of direct reporting structure
• Proven ability to navigate subjective problem sets and situations through objective fundamentals and collaboration
• Scientific programming and database skills desirable (MATLAB/Simulink, Revit, Python, SQL, or equivalent applications)
• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable regulations applicable to the mechanical engineering discipline