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Mechanical Design Engineering, Spring 2023 Internship

The Role
Tesla is seeking an amazing Mechanical Engineering Intern to lead full life cycle development of automated test equipment, for core test technologies.  The position is based in Reno/Tahoe, Nevada. The candidate will revolutionize every facet of manufacturing test automation and provide technical support to a superstar team.

Responsibilities
·      Set the standard of technical and leadership excellence for the team.  You will be capable of executing any level of test design to lead from the front.
·      Develop innovative technologies for ultra-reliable testers, unit defect detection capabilities, and previously unimagined production rate scaling capabilities.
·      Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits.
·      Able to define most efficient plan for testing, focusing on test time reduction and appropriate complexity to promptly release testers.
·      Modeling and testing for stress, thermal, fluid, and mechanical aspects of machines/components, that perform effectively while exposed to daily abuse of a manufacturing environment.
·      Embed with product design teams to drive design for test/manufacturing.
·      Ensure test machines provide effective testing coverage, protect the unit under test, meet up time needs, and reduce cycle time requirements for scalable high volume manufacturing.
·      Drive enhanced mechanical design standards, best practices, and tools to improve designs.
·      Characterization and validation of new equipment for introduction to the production floor.
·      Drive continuously increasing test automation, including robotics and actuator based test systems.
·      Create outstanding documentation packages, train others in the maintenance and long term usage of the test systems.
·      Team leadership, mentoring growing engineering team.
Requirements
·      Previous internship experience designing best in class mechanical products and test automation systems.
·      Competitive GPA
·      Be able to perform required analysis to ensure a successful design (stress, strain, thermal, tolerance, cost and mass optimization, etc).
·      Solid knowledge of heat transfer and thermal management.
·      Expertise in material science of components used in mechanical design (metals, insulators, plastics, connectors, gaskets, etc).
·      Desire to drive ultra-reliable, cost effective designs that beat schedules.
·      Expertise in SolidWorks, CATIA, FEA simulation, GD&T, and design for reliability concepts.
·      Remain engaged, proactive and positive in tough circumstances, owning assignments and taking full accountability for overall team success.