Motor Electromagnetic

What To Expect
Tesla is seeking a motivated engineer for research and development of electric motors. This positions is critical to the development of high-performance, high efficiency, and low-cost electric powertrain for Tesla's current and future electrica vehicles. This person will be working with the motor research team to improve modeling accuracy of electric motor losses and flux, design & optimize electric powertrain, develop test plans and perform measurements in the dyno lab.

What You'll Do- Develop in-house electric motor design tools, continue evolving finite element tools to improve high frequency loss mdoeling in the core and conductors
- Develop analytical model to improve the flux linkage and loss calculation for various types of motors
- Optimize the motor design methodology from lamination level to powertrain system, optimizing the computational resource needed to allow exploring larger design space
- Detailed motor design and optimization to optimize system cost, efficiency and NVH
- Motor dyno loss characterization and fault characterization
- Explore and design innovative motor topology
- Develop motor control simulation model and support motor control firmware
- Create simulation model for thermal model development and system engineering
What You'll Bring- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong mathematical and physical understanding on speed/frquency dependent loss mechanism
- Excellent knowledge on finite element method
- Strong Matlab or Python programming skills
- Knowledge on motor thermal modeling
- Experience on electric motor loss characterization
- Knowledge on electric vehicle powertrain system
- Knowledge on motor control theory
- Expertise including NVH analysis in electric motors and drive unit, rotor structural analysis, magnetic materials, and finite element model development
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