Equipment Maintenance Technician, Cell Engineering

We are looking for a dependable and skilled Engineering Technician to oversee equipment maintenance and support daily operations in our 10,000 sqft Palo Alto lab which serves over 100 people. Candidates should have experience maintaining and troubleshooting lab equipment including gloveboxes, vacuum pumps, and fume hoods. They should be comfortable working in a lab environment and with hazardous materials, and experience with cell materials is a plus. They should be able to work with lab management, other technicians, and engineers to upkeep the lab operations.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot the instruments and arrange regular maintenance working with other team members and the instrument vendors
• Specifically responsible for gloveboxes, vacuum pumps, and fume hoods. Expand responsibilities to other equipment as needed which can include analytical equipment such as BET and PSD
• Maintain inventory for lab consumable and gas to ensure they are restocked on time
• Perform manual tasks around the lab such as disposing hazardous waste, organizing lab benches and stock room, daily instrument and supply checking, replacing gas cylinders, and general equipment maintenance like refilling oil for vacuum pumps
• Capable of lifting 50 lbs
• Report any issues related to the process and/or the lab and help find the solution
• Operate various chemical analysis and materials characterizations instruments to provide the analysis results to the engineering team is preferred

Requirements

• Good communication skills and well organized
• Skilled in equipment maintenance
• Experience working safely with hazardous materials and chemicals
• Experience with analytical tools (XRD, TGA, FTIR, PSA, BET, and SEM), slurry processing, electrode fabrication, coin cell and pouch cell testing is preferred

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation

$32.00 - $60.70/hour + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.