Tesla is accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The Chassis Design Engineering team plays a critical part in that mission; helping to deliver a safe, efficient, comfortable, and enjoyable driving experience, while also focusing on the sustainability and value of Tesla’s products.

The Chassis Design Engineering team is comprised of Engineers from many backgrounds and experience levels. You’ll work alongside experts with many years of experience, high aptitude recent graduates, and people from every stage in between. Collaboration, learning, and growth are core to the team’s success. We look for anyone with demonstrated exceptional ability to solve problems in both individual and team settings.

Chassis Engineering at Tesla has established itself as an industry leader in chassis technology and development. In addition to seeking excellent core system design capabilities, we’re looking for Engineers who are impassioned to advance the state-of-the-art in the by-wire actuation and active/adaptive suspension systems found in Tesla products.

The team works in small, dedicated groups to manage tires, wheels, hubs, halfshafts, steering, suspension, subframes, brakes, pedals/controls, and air suspension and damping systems on all of Tesla’s passenger car, autonomous, and heavy vehicle programs. A Mechanical Design Engineer on the team is responsible for bringing parts and systems from concept to production and beyond with support from other Engineering teams at Tesla.

The Engineer is responsible for taking a system approach to mechanical design and electromechanical integration of air suspension, pneumatics, air processing, suspension and air brake systems for heavy vehicles. Responsibilities include design, analysis, sourcing, prototyping, testing, vehicle assembly validation, quality control, engineering documentation, and more. There will be opportunities to learn and improve these skills through experience on the team. The Engineer should be able to readily apply mechanical engineering fundamentals to creatively solve problems and learn quickly while managing their projects independently. We are looking for someone who will go beyond the status quo to make the best product in terms of cost, mass, and performance. The Engineer should be able to communicate clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues. Hands-on experience is a major plus for engineering development work and addressing production issues. Experience with electromechanical systems is a plus. Some travel to suppliers may be required, including international travel.

The Systems Engineer’s responsibilities include developing product specifications, analyzing system performance, and quantifying KPIs. There will be opportunities to learn and improve these skills through experience on the team. The engineer should be able to readily apply engineering fundamentals to harmonize component- and system-level requirements with those at vehicle-level, and ensure the delivery of an optimized product. Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink (or equivalent) is required. Experience with actuator modelling (comprising of some or all of motor, transmission, sensor) or cost analysis is a plus. The engineer should be able to communicate clearly and effectively to a variety of engineering teams.