Mattia Guacci

Eng. Manager @ Tesla | Dr. sc. ETHZ

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

After completing a Ph.D. at Prof. Kolar’s Power Electronic Systems Laboratory in 2020, I joined Tesla in Germany to first establish the Traction Inverter Development EMEA team, and where I currently lead the whole Drive Unit Development EMEA organization: power electronics and mechanical engineers responsible for sustaining of current and design of next generation of drive units from concept until past SOP. My mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in power conversion, leveraging my research in cost-optimized electric drives, and my expertise in product development, automotive mass-manufacturing, and managing engineering organizations. (last updated 2026-01-01)

Experience

  • Tesla ()
    • Engineering Manager, Drive Unit (eAxle) Development
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      • Responsible for sustaining of current and design of next generation from concept until past SOP • Leading X engineers (hired X more) after restructuring traction inverter and motor/gearbox teams • Managing X design changes/yr worth >$XM/yr in cost reduction and performance improvement • Introduced and developed X

    • Staff Engineer, Traction Inverter Development
      Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      • Responsible for sustaining of current and design of next generation from concept until past SOP • Led up to X engineers (hired X more) and expanded the laboratory to $XM • Supported validation and ramp (Xk/wk) of all lines in Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory

    • Senior Engineer, Traction Inverter Development
      Sep 2020 - Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      • Responsible for electro-thermal MATLAB model and power stage testers in all Gigafactories • Hired and led up to X engineers and set up a $XM laboratory to establish the EMEA team • Introduced and developed X

  • Research Assistant (Ph.D. Student), Power Electronic Systems at Power Electronic Systems Laboratory (PES)
    Nov 2015 - Aug 2020 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Authored 21 papers (1.2k citations) and 7 patents, and presented 14 seminars • Supervised 15 students and taught for 7 semesters

  • Electronic Engineering Students' Tutor at Università degli Studi di Udine
    Feb 2015 - Sep 2015 · 8 mos

  • Power Electronics Engineer at Meta System SpA
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 · 3 mos

  • Digital Electronics Engineer at GME SRL
    Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 · 2 mos