Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Line Design, Optimus

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Five or more years of experience designing manufacturing lines, mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in 2D and 3D computer-aided design tools such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, Revit, or AutoCAD.
Competence in ISO 12100 safety standards for machinery risk assessment and safety.
Experience with machine safety standards including ANSI B11, RIA R15.06, and ISO 13849.
Experience using simulation to validate that designs meet operational requirements, including finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and transient thermal analysis.
Experience with industrial automation using robotic material handling and casting conveyance.
Proven project management experience on capital expenditure projects of $1 million or more, including cost-benefit analysis development.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to lead technical reviews.

Responsibilities

Lead manufacturing casting and trim cell design and launch, using a first-principles approach to develop efficient, high-capacity layouts that optimize factory space.
Conduct initial layout studies and material-flow analysis, develop bid packages and vendor selection, and coordinate building utilities.
Create equipment concept designs and lead vendor design reviews while overseeing fabrication, acceptance testing, and equipment installation.
Design custom fixtures, jigs, tools, and structures as needed, providing supporting design validation analysis such as failure mode and effects analysis, finite element analysis, and computational fluid dynamics, and preparing detailed build-to-print models and fabrication drawings.
Implement and manage continuous process optimization, including adding advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality and productivity and reduce waste.
Specify and lay out equipment for high-pressure die-casting shops from melt through trim, including ancillary items needed to operate the cell.
Establish operational performance metrics for casting and trimming operations and verify material flow within the design to prevent blocking and starvation.
Create and manage detailed 3D computer-aided design layouts to locate equipment, support utilities, create utility routings, and support virtual commissioning.
Oversee the technical and schedule performance of equipment suppliers in accordance with company standards and the project roadmap.
Create documentation to sustain equipment operation, including start-up and shutdown procedures, operating instructions, key performance indicators, troubleshooting manuals, maintenance schedules, assembly drawings with bills of materials, and fabrication drawings.

Desired Qualifications

A background in die casting.
Experience introducing new high-pressure die-casting equipment and processes into a production environment, from conceptual design through start-up.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Austin, Texas
Requisition ID	270198
Type	Full-time

Job Description

The Castings Manufacturing Engineering Group is the part of the Materials Engineering Group responsible for the design, build, launch and handover of state of the art Casting lines and equipment currently used for vehicle and humanoid programs. This team is focusing on achieving the highest efficiency, manufacturing volume and safety while proving performance and documenting every aspect of the project for handover to sustaining. A successful candidate for this role will have technical knowledge in high volume die casting manufacturing lines and new technology introduction. The candidate must have experience analyzing manufacturing requirements and transforming them into efficient detailed designs that are robust and executable. You will own specialized equipment from beginning to end defining performance requirements, performing simulations as needed to verify and align with first principles solutions and owning the commissioning including final validation.

Job Responsibilities

Lead manufacturing casting and trim cell design and launch, applying a first-principles approach to develop efficient, high-capacity layouts that optimize factory space
Conduct initial layout studies and material flow, develop bid packages and vendor selection, and coordinate building utilities
Create equipment concept designs and lead vendor design reviews while overseeing fabrication, acceptance testing, and equipment installation
Design custom fixtures, jigs, tools, structures, etc. as needed, providing supporting design validation analysis (FMEA, FEA, CFD, etc.) and detailed build to print models/drawings for fabrication
Implementing and managing continuous process optimization including the addition of advanced and conventional technologies to improve quality, productivity and reduce overall waste
Specify and lay-out equipment for high pressure die casting shops, from melt through trim, including all ancillary items required to operate the cell
Establish operational performance metrics for casting and trimming operations and then verify material flow within the design to avoid blocking and starvation
Create and manage large, detailed 3D Cad layouts used to locate equipment, support utilities, create utility routings, and support virtual commissioning
Oversee technical and schedule performance of equipment suppliers following Tesla standards and project roadmap
Create documentation needed to sustain operation of the equipment (e.g.  start up and shut down procedures, operation instructions, KPI’s, troubleshooting manuals, maintenance schedules, assembly drawings with BOM, fabrication drawings)

Job Requirements

Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Die casting background strongly preferred
5+ years of experience designing manufacturing lines, mechanical equipment, fixturing and tooling in 2D and 3D CAD (SolidWorks/Catia/Siemens NX/Revit/AutoCAD or similar)
Competence in ISO 12100 Safety Standards for risk assessment and safety of machinery
Experience in machine safety: ANSI B11, RIA R15.06, ISO 13849
Experience in simulation to validate design meets operational requirements (FEA, CFD, Transient Thermal)
Experience introducing new high pressure die casting equipment and new processes into a production environment from conceptual design throughout start up preferred
Experience with industrial automation using robotic material handling and casting conveyance
Proven project management experience of $1M+ capex projects with cost benefit analysis development
Strong verbal and written communication skills able to lead technical reviews

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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