Engineering Technician, Failure Analysis (m/w/d) Berlin, Germany

Tesla Germany GmbH; Berlin; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesla Germany GmbH in Berlin seeks an Engineering Technician to support failure analysis of electromechanical hardware. You will work with failure analysis engineers to confirm failures, perform teardowns, prepare samples, and inspect parts with microscopes and X-ray.

The role requires initiative and non-entry-level lab experience. Responsibilities include documenting steps with photos and notes, running engineers' experiments, and learning new inspection methods as the lab and products evolve.

Qualifications

• Completed German vocational training (Berufsausbildung) in a technical trade with hands-on experience in failure analysis.
• 3–5 years of hands-on failure analysis in a lab, automotive, or electromechanical setting.
• Experience with mechanical sample preparation and optical microscopes; X-ray experience is a plus.
• Ability to fully disassemble and reassemble mechanical/electromechanical assemblies and document work clearly with photos and notes.

Responsibilities

• Support failure analysis of electronics and electromechanical assemblies: confirm, recreate, tear down, inspect, and document results.
• Prepare mechanical samples (sectioning, grinding, polishing) and inspect with optical microscopes and 2D X-ray.
• Disassemble/reassemble assemblies while preserving function and form.
• Run experiments designed by engineers and flag unexpected results with proposed next steps.
• Learn new inspection, preparation, and debug methods as products evolve.

Education

German vocational training (Berufsausbildung) in Mechatronics / Electronics / Industrial Mechanics / Vehicle Mechanics

College degree or trade certification (plus)

Tools

Multimeter (DMM)

Oscilloscope

Soldering

X-ray inspection

Hand tools

Grinders

Polishers

Diamond saw

Job description

What to Expect

We are looking for an Engineering Technician to support failure analysis of electromechanical hardware in Berlin (Tesla Engineering Germany). You report to the mechanical failure analysis lead and work with the failure analysis engineers. This is not an entry-level lab role. The team finds root cause and contributing factors, so Tesla can reduce field, production, and development issues. Technicians on the team work across vehicle and energy products, including current models and products still in development. The role is hands-on and needs someone who takes initiative. You'll confirm failures, perform teardowns, prepare samples, and inspect parts under optical microscopes and X-ray, working alongside the failure analysis engineers. Electrical debug is useful. It is not required. The right person is versatile, has a record of doing this kind of work well in a lab or a similar hands-on environment, and has shown they can learn a new tool or method quickly.

What You'll Do

• Support failure analysis of electronics and electromechanical assemblies: confirm and recreate the failure, tear the part down, inspect it, and document it.
• Prepare mechanical samples (sectioning, grinding, polishing) and inspect them with optical microscopes and 2D X-ray.
• Use hand tools, a logging DMM, grinders and polishers, precision diamond saws, and the rest of the lab equipment.
• Record the steps across sample inspections, replication tests, and teardowns: notes, photos, optical images, and project tracking.
• Disassemble and reassemble electromechanical assemblies while keeping the original function and form.
• Run experiments the engineers design. Flag a result that was not expected, and propose the next step.
• Learn new inspection, preparation, and debug methods as the lab and the products change.
• Electrical debug and soldering are useful when you have them. They are not the core of this role.

What You'll Bring

• Completed German vocational training (Berufsausbildung), or a recognized equivalent, in Mechatronics, Electronics, Industrial Mechanics, Vehicle Mechanics, or a comparable technical trade. A college degree or a trade certification is a plus.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in failure analysis, an analytical lab, automotive or electromechanical technician work, or similar. This is not an entry-level lab role.
• Experience with mechanical sample preparation and optical microscopes. X-ray experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to fully disassemble and reassemble mechanical or electromechanical assemblies.
• Versatile across tools and tasks, with a record of doing the job well and of learning a new technique.
• Able to document work clearly with photos, notes, and basic software.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Able to adapt when the technology, the equipment, or the process changes.
• Preferred: electrical debug with a DMM, a basic oscilloscope, and soldering. Helpful, not required.
• Preferred: mentoring others in inspection, hand tools, or sample preparation.

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