(Senior) Motor Design Engineer, Optimus

What to Expect

Join the Tesla Optimus team and help build the future of general-purpose humanoid robotics. We are seeking a talented electric motor designer for the Optimus Powertrain Design team in Athens, with a focus on electromagnetic modeling and design of electric motors for Optimus actuators. We are open to experience levels at Engineer or Senior level, depending on experience.

What You’ll Do

• Design electric motors for Optimus actuators.
• Develop advanced MATLAB functions to model actuator performance.
• Perform system design optimization studies for the Optimus powertrain.
• Process big data, visualize results and inform data-driven decisions in actuator component selection.
• Own motor modeling accuracy for Optimus actuators, by validating in-house FEA tools vs external commercial solvers and ensuring alignment with experimental data.
• Monitor & analyze actuator EOL data to ensure consistency and production scalability.

What You’ll Bring

• BSc in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Previous relevant experience as an Engineer
• Strong knowledge of motor electromagnetic design.
• Very good understanding of electromagnetics and electric circuits.
• Strong mathematical and physics background.
• Strong MATLAB programming skills.
• Experience analyzing electric motors using Finite Element Method.
• Ability to communicate in English language at a professional level, both verbally and written

The following are desireable, but not essential:

• Understanding of optimization fundamentals
• Power electronics and control fundamentals
• Understanding of mechanical design, thermodynamics and heat transfer principles.
• Experience in utilizing commercial FEA solvers (e.g. Ansys, JMAG)
• Experience in performing electrical and/or dyno-level measurements
• Experience in modeling losses in electrical machines