Senior Manufacturing BIM Engineer (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin - Brandenburg

What to Expect The Digital Delivery team is looking to hire a Senior Manufacturing BIM Engineer to work alongside the BIM Managers in the Digital Delivery team, owning the manufacturing-side data pipeline that feeds the federated model. This person is the strategic point of accountability for ensuring every piece of MFG equipment, tooling, and assembly-line geometry is sourced, formatted, simplified, and made coordination-ready. The key focus is to ensure that the BIM Managers and their teams always have what they need, when they need it, to keep the federated model current and trustworthy. A person in this role will be responsible for the Manufacturing/Factory Engineering interface, working in close daily partnership with BIM Managers to close the visibility gap between EPC and Manufacturing at a program level.

What You'll Do* Define and maintain the standard for how MFG/tool-line geometry is captured, formatted, and handed off, in partnership with BIM Managers so deliverables match federated-model needs.

• Lead vendor negotiations for simplified, coordination-ready geometry and set data-sharing agreements and cadences with Factory Engineering, tool-line owners, and Manufacturing/Testing space owners.
• Align MFG/tool-line geometry with the federated model alongside BIM Managers, delivering simplified, traceable content ready for project coordinates and structural grids.
• Establish rules, LOD, and governance for placeholder geometry and clearance/exclusion zones ahead of full vendor data, so placeholders integrate cleanly into BIM Manager models.

Select and apply the right simplification path for incoming geometry—solid-model defeaturing (Autodesk Inventor) versus mesh/polygon optimization (e.g. 3ds Max ProOptimizer)—balancing fidelity and performance and managing exchange formats (FBX, SAT, 3D DWG) across the Navisworks–3ds Max–Revit/Inventor pipeline; run the reverse-engineering workflow (Navisworks FBX 3ds Max ACIS SAT Inventor* STEP/Revit family) when native files are unavailable and communicate fidelity limits to stakeholders.

• Set the team’s practical LOD/LOI judgment for MFG geometry by equipment/tooling type—what is coordination-relevant (envelope, mounts/anchors, service clearances, CSA/MEP interfaces) versus not (fasteners, engravings, internals, cosmetics)—and coach P2 engineers and vendors on consistent application.
• Use Dynamo, Revit API, and/or Python to automate placeholder generation, clearance zones, and repetitive MFG geometry processing for personal and team efficiency.
• Support clash detection involving MFG geometry with BIM Managers to resolve Architectural/Structural/MEP versus manufacturing conflicts.
• Act as the main strategic link between Manufacturing/Factory Engineering leadership and Digital Delivery, surfacing data risks before they hit BIM coordination or schedule.
• Specify workstation/infrastructure needs (GPU/RAM) for heavy Inventor/3ds Max/Navisworks work on the MFG side and align with IT on specs.
• Direct scan-to-BIM workflows (point clouds, laser scans, Gaussian splatting) where available to validate MFG placement against as-built conditions with BIM teams.
• Serve as SME on MFG data intake, modeling-type distinctions, and simplification/defeaturing strategy for Digital Delivery, and document best practices that serve both MFG integration and BIM/VDC.

What You'll Bring* Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience with manufacturing/tooling geometry.

• 8+ years working in Revit and Navisworks on complex, high-tech infrastructure projects.
• Strong CAD fluency across mechanical/solid-modeling and BIM authoring environments.
• Advanced Autodesk Inventor skills for geometry simplification, defeaturing, and format conversion; solid use of mesh/polygon optimization tools (e.g. 3ds Max ProOptimizer) for scan-derived or NURBS-heavy geometry.
• Clear working knowledge of NURBS-based surface modeling (manufacturing/automotive tooling and equipment) versus construction solid modeling—able to assess vendor files, judge fidelity/complexity, and choose the right simplification path for federated-model integration.
• Practical LOD/LOI judgment on defeaturing priorities (e.g. large-tool STEP files typically need external envelope and coordination-critical features, not bolts, engravings, or internal structure) and ability to set that standard for others.

Deep expertise in solid exchange formats (STEP/STP, IGES, DWG) and intermediate mesh/exchange formats (FBX, SAT, 3D DWG); able to reject insufficient deliverables and route files through the correct pipeline, including reverse engineering (Navisworks FBX 3ds Max SAT Inventor* STEP/Revit family) when native data is unavailable.

• Automation capability with Dynamo, Revit API, and/or Python for placeholders, clearance zones, and repetitive geometry processing.
• Track record aligning external/vendor geometry to project coordinates and structural grids at scale.
• Direct vendor management experience negotiating deliverable formats and timelines with equipment/tooling suppliers.
• Experience with workshared cloud models on Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or a similar CDE at program level.
• Solid understanding of laser scanning, point clouds, and reality capture for geometry validation.
• Collaborative, cross-functional working style as a peer partner—able to align Manufacturing and BIM/VDC on shared outcomes.
• Professional working style: punctual, respectful of others’ time, attentive, and transparent.
• 3ds Max (or similar mesh tools) and CATIA experience are a plus.

Additional requirements

• Language of operation: English.
• Based at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Grünheide.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.