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# Staff New Programs Engineer, Interiors Architecture

- **Company:** Tesla Motors
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,120.0 - $262,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, 3D Printing, Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), Software Tools
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88165636/1

## About the Role

* Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience

 * 5+ years of relevant industrial design and engineering experience

 * Proficiency in 3D CAD using parametric elements and knowledge-based engineering tools (Catia, 3DX)

 * Ability to interpret CAE results and integrate recommendations into product design. Capability to run FEA at part and system level

 * Knowledge of vehicle attributes as they relate to interior systems, including Vehicle Safety, Human Factors & Ergonomics, NVH, and Durability

 * Experience with automotive low-voltage and infotainment systems

 * Knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes for production and prototype - injection/compression molding, composites, sheet metal forming, 3D printing, waterjet, and CNC

 * Prior volume production experience

 * Excellent communicator. Resourceful, proactive, and able to drive projects through ambiguity and tight timelines

## Description

We're looking for a mechanical design engineer to own full vehicle interior architectures on new products. You will work with Design, Human Factors & Ergonomics, Color, Materials & Finish, and Vehicle Engineering Teams to create products that are world-class in form and function and surprise & delight our customers. Product design expertise and a first principles approach matter more here than extensive project engineering or automotive-only experience.
What You'll Do

 * Architect and develop vehicle interiors from initial sketches through design & release of prototype-level components and systems that represent future production vehicles

 * Produce engineering test articles that range in sophistication & fidelity from bucks and bench tests to full Alpha vehicles

 * Own the product plan of record. Identify and burn down key risks & decisions. Close them with rigorous engineering & data so the concept is high-performing, robust, and desirable

 * Own interiors attributes in the first stages of product definition. Frame tradeoffs for leadership - customer use cases, market data, cost, mass, performance, and other constraints that should drive the decision. Be the voice of the customer that advocates for experiences that surprise & delight them

 * Capture, document, and trade off internal and legal requirements that determine the form and function of interior systems. Ensure assigned systems conform to all relevant market regulations

 * Architect the system, design components, and participate in Studio design reviews to present proposals on design, engineering, vehicle packaging, safety, craftmanship, occupant safety, restraints, critical component packaging & integration, and other relevant criteria to drive down-selection with company leadership. Track interior surface feasibility and maturity through concept development

 * Develop Catia 3D geometry for interior systems - instrument panel, center console, door trim, overhead trim, soft and hard trim, and seating - that can be tooled and mass manufactured


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