Manufacturing Engineer, Cell Engineering

The Cell Manufacturing Engineering team at Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to contribute to the development and design of battery cell manufacturing equipment. Battery cells are one of the most complex and challenging components designed and manufactured at Tesla. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Tesla's world-class manufacturing facilities. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on designing and developing a new generation of leading edge, high speed, ultra-high scale automated manufacturing equipment. In addition to developing and sourcing automated manufacturing equipment, the Manufacturing Equipment Engineer works with cross-functional teams to test, validate, and roll-out equipment to production. The ideal candidate takes pride in his/her hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills, and attention to detail. They appreciate an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. They look forward to learning an incredible amount on the job.

Responsibilities

• Take equipment from a rough concept to full production
• Manage equipment suppliers or internal design teams through development and deployment milestones (RFQ, PO release, FDR, FAT, SAT, SOP)
• Develop line layouts
• Development station requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.)
• Work with industrial engineering to develop material flow strategy within factory
• Identify utilities needed and utility distribution strategy (PDPs, compressed air, process water, etc.)
• Coordinate with other Engineers and manage complete manufacturing line projects with multiple work centers
• Complete process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA)
• Oversee equipment installation and coordinate with building and utilities team
• Create detailed Manufacturing Instructions to document new processes

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of related experience developing and launching new manufacturing equipment
• Multiple new equipment installations
• Large manufacturing lines implementation
• Experience with industrial engineering concepts-such as line balancing and timing charts
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Understanding of manufacturing equipment safety systems (Safety PLCs, safety category requirements, robot safety, safety guarding, light curtains, LOTO, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and 8D
• Experience with AutoCAD

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