CAE Analysis Engineer, Crash Occupant & Pedestrian Safety

What to Expect

Analyze and help design and develop occupant and pedestrian protection safety systems to further enhance overall vehicle safety in regulatory, consumer testing, and due care cases.

Tesla is synonymous with industry leading crash safety performance and in this role, the analysis engineer will be an innovative and skilled problem solver, using all analytical tools available. Where these tools are insufficient or do not exist, they will develop novel methodologies to enable fast and accurate solutions. They will be brilliant, both technically, as an individual, and as an active member in a diverse and challenging cross-functional team environment.

What You'll Do

Build state-of-the-art finite element (FE) models of vehicle structures, interiors and restraints

Design and analyze restraint systems for various vehicle models

Develop and apply advanced crash safety FE methodologies and analysis techniques to drive innovation in design

Work closely with structure, seating and interior system design teams to drive improvements in all components related to occupant safety

Perform advanced CAE simulations to evaluate and improve component level and full vehicle occupant performance

Collaborate with Test Engineering teams to develop and support subsystem level and full vehicle crash tests

Perform detailed post-crash test analysis and correlate CAE simulations to test results

Use correlated simulations and work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to progress the design and improve the crash safety performance

Where appropriate, conduct studies by utilizing optimization tools, including DOE/DFSS techniques on vehicle designs to meet performance requirements with the constraints of conflicting attributes like cost and mass

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Previous knowledge of automotive crashworthiness legislation and attributes of vehicle safety and crashworthiness is preferred

Very strong engineering fundamentals in problem solving

Experience with numerical and analytical methods

CAE tools e.g., (LS-Dyna, MADYMO, ADAMS, Abaqus)

Test data analysis tools e.g. (DIAdem, Hyperworks, Matlab, LS-pre post and/or Meta-post, Python)

Good understanding and experience of vehicle structure development for crashworthiness

The ability to articulate and present technical issues to audiences of either spectrum regarding familiarity on crash safety and potential occupant injury

Hands-on experience with vehicle crash tests, sled tests and anthropomorphic test devices preferred

Excellent attitude, organization skills, and self-motivation

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$91,600 - $195,600/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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.