Product Engineer, Drive Systems

Tesla Motors, Inc.
106,400 - 159,600 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Palo Alto
Oct 25, 2025
What to Expect The Drive Systems team is seeking a Product Engineer to take ownership of Tesla's current and next-generation drive units. You'll combine deep technical understanding with strong execution to improve performance, cost, and reliability across Tesla's global fleet. You'll lead sustaining efforts for high-volume production, solving complex design and manufacturing challenges at scale. You'll also play a key role in launching new programs driving design maturity, validating hardware, and ensuring readiness across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. This role sits at the intersection of design, validation, and production. You'll collaborate with vehicle, power electronics, and manufacturing teams to deliver drive systems that push the limits of efficiency, durability, and scalability. Expect to move fast, tackle big challenges, and see your impact on every Tesla built. What You'll Do Define and drive the industrialization of drive unit manufacturing processes across prototype, pilot and volume phases Establish production testing specifications ensuring feasibility, scalability and alignment with long-term reliability goals Act as first-line escalation for production concerns, supplier quality issues, and service feedback; coordinate with global teams for rapid resolution. Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to perform DFx, PFMEA and PPAP activities optimizing design and manufacturing readiness Drive continuous improvement through DFM, cost reduction and second sourcing while maintaining performance and reliability standards Lead validation and durability testing to qualify design changes, supplier transitions and cost-down initiatives Sustain production drive units through EBOM, CAD and change control management while resolving supplier, service and production issues Develop and promote CAD, drawing and part management best practices while introducing new tools and processes to improve product and sustaining efficiency What You'll Bring Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience 5+ years in sustaining and launching complex electro-mechanical systems, ideally in EV powertrains Experience with supplier validation, design change management and sustaining production Strong understanding of CAD/PLM, GD&T, DFMEA/PFMEA, FEA and SPC Expertise in CAD and drawing best practices; CATIA preferred Organized, detail-oriented and skilled in cross-functional communication 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: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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 Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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 $106,400 - $159,600/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.