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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Tesla
- **Location:** Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Comsol Multiphysics, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, MATLAB, Scripting, CATIA V5, Enovia
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/jobsuche/jobdetail/15158-2026286009-S

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience; Master's degree preferred for senior/ staff/ lead level
 * Strong mechanical fundamentals and a physics-based, first-principles approach to structural and thermal problems
 * Proven product design ownership from concept to scaled production (portfolio preferred)
 * Lead track: 7+ years of relevant product design experience, including 2+ years of design leadership
 * Fluency in CATIA V5 / 3DEXPERIENCE, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and design for high-volume processes (molding, stamping, die casting, fastening, joining, dispensing)
 * Ability to run, or critically review, thermal / CFD / structural analysis, plus working knowledge of power electronics components (PCBAs, MOSFETs, inductors, transformers)
 * Detail-oriented, with clear written and verbal communication in English and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment Highly valued:
 * Direct experience in power electronics packaging: inverters, chargers, DC-DC, magnetics, busbars, or HV semiconductor modules
 * Experience designing against certification standards (UL, IEC, GB) and obtaining certificates
 * Multiphysics intuition: heat transfer, fluids, mechanics, and materials (magnetics a strong plus)
 * MATLAB / Python for data reduction, scripting, or reduced-order thermal models
 * PLM / change control / BOM discipline in a fast-moving product environment
 * Hands-on lab instinct: you would rather instrument a prototype than argue from a slide

## Description

* Own the electromechanical design of injection-molded plastics, sheet metal, high-pressure die castings, heat sinks / cold plates, insulation systems, magnetics, HV/LV interconnects, busbars, and PCBA-adjacent structures
 * Solve electronics packaging end-to-end: thermal management, high-voltage insulation (creepage/clearance), IP67+ sealing, EMI, shock/vibration, and long-term environmental reliability
 * Lead track: Serve as technical owner of a product line, mentor 3-4+ engineers, lead and approve design reviews, and enforce technical rigor and schedule discipline
 * Analyze before you cut metal: thermal / CFD, structural FEA, tolerance stacks, DFM / DFA / DFR, and DFMEA where it matters
 * Design custom magnetics and power interfaces (inductors, transformers, chokes, terminals) as first-class mechanical products, not afterthoughts
 * Partner with electrical, systems, reliability, manufacturing, supply chain, and compliance teams, and design against UL / IEC / GB standards through to certification
 * Drive prototypes into reality: builds, test support, characterization, design verification, and root-cause analysis of failures
 * Release for production in CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE: 3D models, 2D drawings with GD&T, PLM / ECOs / BOMs, and supplier collaboration for automated manufacturing at thousands of units per week