Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg marks a defining moment in Europe for Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Here we will launch revolutionary products on a massive scale, using extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency. Our employees will ensure that we achieve our goals, and we welcome you to help us write the next chapter of our success story.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role comes with the responsibility to design innovative, state of the art, cost and energy efficient design solutions for the different systems mentioned in the responsibilities below.

You will be working in our state-of-the-art Gigafactory where you’ll solve the world's most interesting problems with the best and brightest people who share a passion to change the world.

• You will be working with alongside the mechanical design team, based on site in Grünheide (Mark).
• As a senior mechanical engineer, you are expected to deliver LPH2 to LPH5 designs and coordinate with all other disciplines while keeping up with the local norms and Tesla standards.
• You will be responsible to coordinate with other engineers and delegate tasks for junior engineers and modelers for HVAC and plumbing trades, give recommendations and technical guidance for junior engineers on topics you are expert in and review the design of external design consultants and modelers.
• Technical discussions with suppliers and negotiations alongside procurement for getting the best prices and lead times.
• Scheduling deliverables to meet start of production on new projects.
• Reviewing shop drawings and submittals from contractors.
• Create construction drawings using Revit and AutoCAD according to VDI 6026 LPH 5 standard, basis of designs, hydraulic calculation reports, static load calculations, Thermal load calculations, schematics, BOQs, Schedule of equipment, Sequence of operations,
• Coordination with design management, other design disciplines, procurement, construction, quality control, commissioning, facility management, EHS, permitting, project controls and all functions.
• Understanding manufacturing requirements and providing recommendations for proper operation of manufacturing equipment.
• Identifying opportunities for innovation, operational optimization and OPEX reduction. Creating the business case for it with their ROIs supported by data analysis cost estimates and are consistent with local codes and international standards.

• Master's degree in engineering or German Diplom Ingenieur
• Experience in General ventilation, Lab ventilation, dust collecting systems, VOC abatement systems, Smoke Exhaust Systems, Dry Air, Clean Rooms, and Pressurization, etc, Process heating water, Chilled water, Condenser water, Domestic Potable Water, Hot Water, Industrial Water, Sewage/ condensate, Vacuum Drainage, Rainwater Networks
• 7+ years of experience in designing the above mentioned trades
• Fluent in English, German fluency is an advantage
• High communication skills and ability to work in teams on flexible and agile projects
• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline (e.g. German regulations such as DIN/VDI/AWSV)
• Knowledge in thermal calculation softwares like HAP or equivalent
• Experience in hydraulic calculations on Pipeflo or similar software
• Revit, Navisworks and Autocad advance user
• MS office and project management tools like Azure, Aconex, etc