(Senior) Cell Abuse Test Engineer, Powertrain Engineering, Tesla Engineering Germany (m/f/d)

What to Expect

Tesla’s Cell and Battery Abuse Test team is looking for a skilled and motivated test engineer. The team’s mission is to validate safety performance of cells and batteries against requirements and standards. The team thus contributes to design and product validations. It's an exciting work environment with plenty of engineering resources and bright colleagues to collaborate with. As an industry leading company, Tesla offers the opportunity to work on industry leading technology in a fast paced, dynamic, and high visibility role.

What You'll Do

• Perform cell/module/battery abuse tests independently using specialized equipment, fixtures, environmental test chambers and data loggers and according to SOPs and internal standards.
• Define test plans, articles, methods and equipment; propose design of experiments to better understand observations.
• Process raw data into meaningful conclusions; perform thorough documentation. Share high-quality reports with internal technical teams, external suppliers, and occasionally to executives.
• Perform or oversee or develop methods for destructive teardowns for root-cause analysis. Documenting findings and report outcomes.
• Maintain high test throughput/efficiency and data quality. Drive globally aligned improvement as needed. Collaborate with internal or external stakeholders to make improvements.
• [As needed] Build, assemble, commission equipment and tests.
• Lead junior colleagues during assembly, build, testing, teardown and comparable tasks. Train staff to operate and troubleshoot test equipment; ensure training content was learned.
• Create work plans/daily schedules and define priorities of junior staff. Ensure timely and effective delivery of test results.
• [As needed] Collaborate with external stakeholders and oversee external testing.
• Own to organizational tasks & responsibilities like creation & maintenance of procedures, SOPs, standards, equipment, inspections, lab commissioning, facilities, maintenance and staff trainings.
• Expect to acquire knowledge about relevant standards, guidelines and norms as required for the task.
• Tasks require work with hazardous materials using mandated PPE and to set up and perform tests in person and in lab environments.
• Tasks require working with high-voltage (live batteries) and other hazardous energy using mandated PPE and procedures.
• 25% travel to test locations is expected if required for the project.

What You'll Bring

• Ability to connect cell abuse behavior and test results with phenomena of heat transfer and combustion reactions.
• Engineering Degree with hands-on mindset and hands-on experience.

• 4 Years of work experience in automotive testing – preferential cell abuse testing.

• Candidates with profound hands-on experience in analysis of safety failures, fire/burn testing, explosives, military testing, hazardous material handling, nuclear technology or fields of similar complexity but w/o academic degrees are encouraged to apply.
• HV training/experience (HV level 2/3 trainings) is a plus.
• Prefer experience with setup and commissioning equipment including risk assessments and acceptance testing.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.