Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Equipment Engineer - Cell Development

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of hands-on industry experience in mechanical engineering, equipment engineering, and/or manufacturing engineering.
Experience in one or more of battery cell manufacturing, roll-to-roll manufacturing equipment, automated mechanical assembly, industrial chemical process equipment, or long-term reliability testing equipment.
Experience with new equipment installations and new product startups.
Exposure to a wide variety of test and automation systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, and data acquisition and input/output devices, such as pogo pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current and power meters, and programmable logic controllers.
Experience writing production documentation, including standard operating procedures, checklists, and flow diagrams.
Experience integrating electrical hardware and software, including programmable logic controller programming and EtherNet/IP communication.
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills, and the ability to work and manage time independently.

Responsibilities

Own and account for manufacturing equipment for one or more cell manufacturing processes.
Lead equipment development to realize new, innovative, or improved manufacturing processes from proof of concept through full-scale production.
Drive improvements in equipment effectiveness, manufacturing tolerance, stability, automation, and intelligence.
Conduct design failure mode and effects analysis and fault tree analysis to improve equipment robustness.
Drive equipment acceptance tests and document detailed, verified specifications.
Manage external equipment integrators from equipment development through buyoff.
Create detailed manufacturing instructions to document new processes.

Desired Qualifications

Mechanical design experience and best practices with SolidWorks.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	286058
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Equipment Engineer to create, improve, and maintain manufacturing equipment for our battery cell pilot production. You will work closely with process engineers to develop new parts, fixtures, and equipment to enable new processes. You will work closely with Design Engineering, Quality, and Production to take battery design changes and new cell recipes from initial concept through prototype development and into full production. You will also work with cross-functional teams throughout the entire product lifecycle.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Own and account for manufacturing equipment for one or more of cell manufacturing processes
Lead equipment development to realize new/innovative/improved manufacturing processes from proof of concept through to full scale production
Drive improvement of equipment effectiveness, manufacturing tolerance, stability, automation, and intelligence
Conduct DFMEA and Fault Tree analysis to drive robustness into equipment
Drive equipment acceptance tests and document detailed and verified specifications
Manage external equipment integrators from equipment development through buyoff
Create detailed manufacturing instructions to document new processes

Job Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
3+ years of hands-on industry experience in mechanical engineering, equipment engineering, and/or manufacturing engineering
Experience with one or more of following fields: battery cell manufacturing, roll to roll manufacturing equipment, automated mechanical assembly, industrial chemical process equipment, or long-term reliability testing equipment
Experience of new equipment installations and new product startups
Exposure to a wide variety of test and automation systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, and data acquisition and I/O devices (e.g., pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current and power meters, PLCs, etc.)
Experience writing production documentation: SOPs, checklists, flow diagrams
Experience integrating electrical hardware and software: PLC programming and EtherNET/IP communication
Mechanical design experience and best practices with SolidWorks is a plus
Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude for learning systems quickly
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills as well as the ability to work and manage time independently

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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