[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Tesla jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Tesla · 上海市, 中国 # 高级材料工程师 Sr. Materials Engineer，Thermal Management 上海市, 中国 Senior individual contributor Executive & Management Listed on Tesla’s official careers site. Listed as of October 19, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Tesla’s careers site →](https://app.mokahr.com/social-recruitment/tesla/46129#/job/c4b4d10b-3cca-4f53-9b66-3303418f9786) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Tesla](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/) / 高级材料工程师 Sr. Materials Engineer，Thermal Management ## Job description The mission of Tesla Materials Engineering organization is to deliver new materials and manufacturing processes that revolutionize Tesla’s products. We own the Tesla-specified materials available to Design Engineering, and we deliver that ownership through material selection, characterization, specifications, issue resolution, and materials design. ### Role We are seeking an exceptional Materials Engineer in Shanghai to develop new thermal materials for Tesla products. You will still define and lead characterization and test campaigns when the work requires it, but the job is to invent and industrialize better thermal materials. ### Your home discipline is metals high-conductivity alloys, heat-spreader and heat-sink materials, sintered and porous metals, heat pipes and vapor chambers, and metal-based thermal interface systems. The method is materials-agnostic. You must be able to flex into polymers, composites, ceramics, coatings, or fluids when that is the better answer for the product. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to rapidly acquire new expertise as Tesla products and processes change. ### Responsibilities Materials design (primary) Design and develop new thermal materials and the manufacturing processes that make them, starting from first-principles requirements: thermal performance, mass, cost, robustness, and process compatibility. Build process-structure-property understanding for metal thermal solutions, including alloying, sintering, joining, surface condition, porosity, and interfaces, and validate hypotheses with targeted experiments. Take a material from concept through launch with design, manufacturing, and supply chain partners. Selection Help designers choose the best thermal material for the application by boiling the problem down to fundamental requirements and material-property relationships. Characterization Provide the properties and models the analysis community needs to virtually validate designs with minimal physical testing. Define and lead characterization and reliability campaigns, including thermal conductivity, interface resistance, temperature cycling, damp heat, vibration, and other methods as required. Perform root-cause analysis of thermal-material failures using tools such as SEM, XPS, and TGA, and close the issue with an engineering solution. Specifications and qualification Own material specifications that define allowable variation, inspection methods, and requirements so that material delivered to Tesla matches what was selected and characterized. Build processes that allow Qualification of suppliers and processes. Empowering appropriate teams to close the loop when production material drifts from the qualified state. Issue resolution Own thermal-material issues on products and in the factory. Resolve emergencies quickly, then run an after-action review so the same class of problem does not recur. ### Requirements Master's degree or above (PhD preferred) in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Thermal Engineering, or a related field. Solid process-structure-property understanding. Fluent in the underlying thermodynamics, heat transfer, chemistry, and statistics. 3+ years developing thermal materials, not only selecting, testing, or failure-analyzing them. Metals experience strongly preferred. Proven ability to work outside the home material family when the problem requires it. ### Hands-on characterization can design a test, run or direct the equipment, and interpret the data. Familiarity with thermal-conductivity methods (for example laser flash, ASTM D5470, ISO 22007-2) is valued. Able to write a specification, qualify a supplier, and defend a material selection to design and manufacturing. Strong communication. Manage projects independently. Influences without authority. This is not a people-manager role; you must still be able to lead technicians and vendors on characterization campaigns. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: Under a day - Location: 上海市, 中国[Apply on Tesla’s careers site →](https://app.mokahr.com/social-recruitment/tesla/46129#/job/c4b4d10b-3cca-4f53-9b66-3303418f9786) ## More jobs at Tesla ### [(Sr.) IT Compliance Analyst，Information Security](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/jobs/78ce6c1bb1da7f2d4c25/) 上海市, 中国 ### [0-2年毕业生-企业综合事务部专员，策划设计方向-上海](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/jobs/78695ba6cd5f4ccd1686/) 上海市, 中国 ### [0-2年毕业生-机械设计内饰工程师-上海](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/jobs/0a527145c9962e94aad2/) 上海市, 中国 ### [0-2年毕业生-桌面技术支持工程师](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/jobs/e5b3b7d68127abe2a307/) 上海市, 中国 ### [0-2年毕业生-电气工程师, 低压电子架构 Electrical Engineer, LV Distribution -上海](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tesla/jobs/65d6af7097fc63caa5da/) 上海市, 中国 ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Product Engineer 5 (Thermal Materials & Elastomers)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lam-research/jobs/b638300ac33f472ce4ab/) Lam Research · Fremont, CA, US ### [Materials Engineer – Tooling Materials Specialist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/crown-holdings/jobs/af99137945edd612dcd6/) Crown Holdings · Wantage ### [SoC Thermal Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/b02d9c667c9c8b2cc9b1/) Qualcomm · Bangalore, India ### [Thermal Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vertiv-holdings/jobs/fe44a1abfb4f0d77c814/) Vertiv Holdings · Letterkenny, Ireland ### [Lead Engineer-Thermal](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/40b0089d3aba14871f43/) Qualcomm · Hyderabad, Telangāna, India OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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