Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer - Battery Module

Job Description

<p>Tesla is seeking a highly motivated Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams responsible for designing and producing exciting new technologies. The Staff Manufacturing Equipment Engineer will be responsible for sustaining, improving, designing, and/or sourcing tooling and equipment. They will lead a team of engineers and work closely with cross functional stakeholders to maintain existing equipment, processes, and testers. This role requires hands-on involvement on the manufacturing line and emphasizes analytical abilities, organization skills, and attention to detail.</p>

Job Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in manufacturing processes, analyze critical data, and understand equipment capabilities. Modify line layouts using Lean Manufacturing best practices to optimize material flow, waste reduction, and ergonomics. Participate in the transition of products from concept to mass manufacturing / scale up and launch experience
• Optimize production equipment to maximize safety and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), driving world-class quality levels. Lead continuous improvement projects to increase yield, capacity, and capability
• Design new tooling, fixtures, assembly aids, and equipment to enhance processes and yield. Conceptualize high-volume production equipment, prioritizing safety, cost, capacity, volumetric efficiency, and delivery time
• Diagnose and resolve issues in the part manufacturing process, utilizing structured problem-solving techniques
• Create documentation such as BOMs, schematics, maintenance guides, and operator manuals
• Utilize CAD modeling and FEA structural analysis for new tooling/equipment, defining specifications and requirements
• Identify automation opportunities and collaborate with Automation/Control Engineers for design and implementation
• Provide DFM (design for manufacturability) input to design team for process and yield improvements
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians in complex projects and technical tasks
• Support 24/7 production operations as needed

Job Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a hands-on mechanical/manufacturing/design engineer working on mechanical and/electromechanically systems
• Experience in OSHA automation equipment safety standards
• Experience commissioning equipment from concept phase through ramp to sustaining
• Experience in electrical and mechanical design software for practical applications, i.e, Solidworks, AutoCAD, CATIA, EPlan etc.
• Experience providing Design for Manufacturability and Automation; Allen Bradley, Siemens and/or Beckhoff PLC platforms; Robots, specifically Fanuc; Ignition/ SCADA data systems
• Experience leading a team of engineers in a manufacturing setting
• Experience in creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment
• Ability and flexibility to support a highly automated line as well as a manual general assembly line
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience