Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla Toronto Automation
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for Tesla Toronto Automation's team, you will be responsible for the design of cutting edge, world-class machinery used across the entirety of Tesla to optimize the factory of the future by brining conceptual designs to life. We are hardcore and the work is fast-paced and challenging - Tesla's mission and vision must excite you.
The unique expertise of our team focuses on high-speed continuous motion manufacturing equipment. This role requires strong engineering/physics fundamentals and the tenacity to apply that to hands-on problem solving to enable new processes.
You will work with cross-functional teams - Design, Process, Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Controls, etc. - throughout the entire product's lifecycle. A team player mentality along with strong written, verbal, presentation and organizational skills is highly valued, as you are the design representative on the ground collaborating with our factory-based colleagues. Tesla moves quickly, so being self-motivated, disciplined and a quick learner is key to being successful in this role.
Contribute to engineering efforts for the conceptualization and the design of the next generation manufacturing equipment
Contribute to equipment development to realize new/innovative/improved manufacturing processes from proof of concept through to full scale production
Contribute and drive improvement of equipment effectiveness, manufacturing tolerance, stability, automation, and intelligence
Prepare 3D CAD models, detailed drawings with GD&T for manufacturing and assembly, mechanical BOMs, safety and maintenance documentation
Prepare 3D animation or motion study for complex designs
Prepare FEA analysis on intricate designs - strong understanding of force/stress analysis
Create detailed Manufacturing Instructions to document new processes
Provide mechanical engineering support to fabrication, assembly, project management and production team to troubleshoot and resolve design issues and implement enhancement to optimize machine performance
5+ years of experience as a hands-on mechanical/manufacturing/design engineer/designer working on mechanical and/or electromechanical systems
Prior experience in high volume manufacturing or a relevant engineering field is valued
Proficiency in designing mechanical equipment, fixtures, layouts, and tooling in 2D and 3D CAD (SolidWorks & AutoCAD preferred)
Proficiency in creating detailed drawings from solid models for various fabrication and assembly techniques (CNC/manual machining, welding, sheet metal forming, 3D printing, press fit, fasteners)
Exposure and knowledge of to a wide variety of test and automation systems & tools, production machinery, industrial sensors, data acquisition and I/O devices (e.g., pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current and power meters, PLCs, robots, vision, material handling, conveyance, etc.)
Analytical and statistical analysis skills to solve design problems
Knowledge of GD&T, basic computational design and FEA is an asset
Experience in DOE, conducting experiments, prototype building and hands on experience
Experience of new equipment installations and new product startups
Experience writing production documentation: SOPs, checklists, flow diagrams