(Senior) Motor Design Engineer, Optimus

What to Expect

Join the Tesla Optimus team and help build the future of general-purpose humanoid robotics. We are seeking a talented electric motor designer for the Optimus Powertrain Design team in Athens, with a focus on electromagnetic modeling and design of electric motors for Optimus actuators. We are open to experience levels at Engineer or Senior level, depending on experience.

What You'll Do

• Design electric motors for Optimus actuators.
• Develop advanced MATLAB functions to model actuator performance.
• Perform system design optimization studies for the Optimus powertrain.
• Process big data, visualize results and inform data-driven decisions in actuator component selection.
• Own motor modeling accuracy for Optimus actuators, by validating in-house FEA tools vs external commercial solvers and ensuring alignment with experimental data.
• Monitor & analyze actuator EOL data to ensure consistency and production scalability.

What You'll Bring

• BSc in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Previous relevant experience as an Engineer
• Strong knowledge of motor electromagnetic design.
• Very good understanding of electromagnetics and electric circuits.
• Strong mathematical and physics background.
• Strong MATLAB programming skills.
• Experience analyzing electric motors using Finite Element Method.
• Ability to communicate in English language at a professional level, both verbally and written

The following are desireable, but not essential:

• Understanding of optimization fundamentals
• Power electronics and control fundamentals
• Understanding of mechanical design, thermodynamics and heat transfer principles.
• Experience in utilizing commercial FEA solvers (e.g. Ansys, JMAG)
• Experience in performing electrical and/or dyno-level measurements
• Experience in modeling losses in electrical machines

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.

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