Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Manufacturing Engineer - Plastics, Injection Molding Press & Aux

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience.
4–5+ years of hands-on experience defining plastics equipment and processes.
3+ years of equipment installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting experience.
Experience with 3D modeling using CATIA or SOLIDWORKS to design fixtures and assemblies and perform tooling clash studies.
Experience with AutoCAD 2D to design factory-grid line layouts.
Experience with Minitab to perform statistical process control and quality studies.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally 30% of the time.
A strong foundation in problem-solving, statistical process control, design of experiments, and simulation techniques.
Understanding of Design for Assembly (DFM), lean manufacturing, and capacity-planning techniques.
Strong project-management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Design, install, and commission injection-molding presses, resin supply systems, and temperature-control systems (TCUs).
Define manufacturing layouts, processes, and equipment.
Design and configure injection-molding presses, TCUs, and resin-supply systems based on mold-tooling and part-level requirements.
Develop systems through continuous design reviews and conduct thorough validations via factory acceptance testing (FAT) on the vendor floor.
Receive equipment; install, power on, and commission it; complete all buy-offs; optimize overall equipment effectiveness (OEE); and hand over the equipment to operations.
Collaborate with the Factory Layout and Material Flow Team to identify space constraints and design equipment and process layouts accordingly.
Collaborate with the Controls Engineering team to ensure Tesla equipment meets company standards for maintenance and troubleshooting.
Support engineering builds and verify process scalability.
Develop and execute production-process validation criteria using standardized metrics, including cycle time, OEE, and mean time between failures (MTBF).
Collaborate with Product Engineering on design for manufacturing of components to enable efficient manufacturing processes and build quality into the product.
Develop processes for safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing overall cost, from the design phase of new programs until stable production metrics are achieved.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	279063
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>As a Plastics Manufacturing Engineer at Tesla, you will design, install and commission Injection molding Presses, Resin Supply and Temperature Control Systems (TCUs). You will define the Manufacturing Layout, processes, and equipment. You will work with a highly motivated cross-functional team and deliver turnkey solutions to enable vehicle production at rate. You will develop processes for highest safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing overall cost. Involvement will start in design phase of new programs until stable production metrics are achieved.</div>

Job Responsibilities

Design and configure Injection Molding presses, TCUs and Resin supply systems based on Mold Tooling and part level requirements

Develop these systems through continuous design reviews and perform thorough validations via FAT on vendor floor

Receive equipment, install, Power on, commission and pass all buy offs and optimize OEE for handover to operations

Collaborate with Factory Layout and Material Flow Team to identify space constraints and design Equipment and Process layouts accordingly

Collaborating with Controls engineering team to ensure all Tesla equipment is built to Tesla standards for ease of Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Supporting all engineering builds and verifying scalability of processes

Developing and executing production process validation criteria using standardized metrics (cycle time, OEE, MTBF, etc.)

Collaborating with product engineering on design for manufacturing of various components to allow for an efficient Manufacturing process that builds quality into the product

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience

4-5+ years of hands-on working experience with defining Plastics Equipment and Processes

3+ years of Equipment install , Commissioning and  Troubleshooting experience

3D Modeling experience (CATIA/ SOLIDWORKS) to design fixtures, Assemblies and perform tooling clash studies

AutoCAD 2D experience to design 2D line Layouts in Factory grids

Minitab experience to perform Statistical Process Control and Quality studies

30% Travel Requirement for Domestic and International travel

Strong foundation of problem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments and simulation techniques

Understanding of Design for Assembly (DFM), lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques

Exceptional project management and leadership skills

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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