Apex
ADetail A · JW-128
Apex
Compare track-day laps with friends. Import TrackAddict and GoPro telemetry, then see a theoretical best and a corner-by-corner breakdown.
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Dwg JW-001 · General arrangement
Jason
Wei
I design battery hardware at Tesla. Before that I built electric race car packs with Gaucho Racing at UCSB.
- Role
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Team
- Battery Engineering, Tesla
- Based
- Palo Alto, California
- Education
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UCSB
Detail — the 2170 cell, scale NTS
↑ Tap a callout to inspect a part, or cut the cell open.
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Parts list →Detail views
Selected work
BDetail B · JW-127
Clockor
In progress. A hybrid motor clock: a spinning POV LED bar for the minute hand and a slow physical hour hand.
Personal2026
CDetail C · JW-124
FSAE GR24 Battery Module Design
16s3p segment architecture with wire-bonded fusible links for each parallel cell.
Gaucho Racing2023
DDetail D · JW-126
FSAE GR24 Battery Pack Design
Cylindrical 2170 cells, 128s3p, 537.6 V max, 6.2 kWh nominal, split into 8 segments.
Gaucho Racing2024
EDetail E · JW-125
FSAE GR24 Battery Cooling Cold Plate Leak Test
Battery water cooling was chosen instead of air cooling for two main reasons:
Gaucho Racing2023
FDetail F · JW-123
FSAE GR23 Battery Segment Design & Manufacturing SOP
This SOP provides a guide to safely manufacture and assemble battery segments of the GR23 electrical vehicle
Gaucho Racing2023
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Full details →Revision history
Experience
Rev
Date
Organisation
Role
- FJul 2025 – PresentTeslaMechanical Design Engineer, Battery Engineering
- EJun 2024 – Sep 2024TeslaMechanical Design Engineering Intern, High Voltage Distribution
- DNov 2021 –Gaucho Racing (UCSB Formula SAE Electric)Electrical Chief Engineer & Powertrain Lead
- CJun 2023 – Oct 2023Seek ThermalMechanical Engineering Intern
- BJun 2022 – PresentCalifornia NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCSBWorkshop Wizard & 3D Printer Tool Lead
- AApr 2023 – Sep 2023UCSB Thermofluid Energy Research LaboratoryUndergraduate Researcher
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Unless otherwise specified
General notes
- 1.I work on batteries at Tesla in Palo Alto.
- 2.Before that I studied mechanical engineering at UCSB, where I was Chief Electrical Engineer and led powertrain on Gaucho Racing’s FSAE Electric team.
- 3.I still spend weekends on a Miata, and on small builds on the side.
- 4.For anything else, see the title block below.