Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Associate Engineering Manager - Tool & Die, Components

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSparks, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
Experience leading teams in heavily automated, high-volume manufacturing facilities is required.
A track record of high-impact contributions as both an individual contributor and manager is required.
Hands-on experience with injection molding is required.
Ability to meet commitments, deliver results, and manage multiple large-scale projects in a fast-paced technical environment while dynamically adjusting priorities is required.
Experience applying and teaching structured problem-solving, including design of experiments and root cause analysis, is required.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and lead Tool and Die and tooling engineers.
Build and improve management systems to ensure equipment and tooling operate safely with high availability and quality, and low cycle time.
Own, report on, and drive improvements to area key performance indicators, including equipment and tooling availability, yield, cycle time, and cost.
Lead resolution of unplanned downtime with permanent root cause analyses, using 3D/8D where applicable.
Make daily resource-allocation decisions across competing priorities and collaborate with manufacturing engineering and controls teams on new process and equipment installation and debugging.
Ensure the team's safety training is current, document environmental health and safety incidents, proactively correct workplace hazards, and empower others to continuously improve operations.
Oversee plastics and stamping manufacturing equipment and associated automotive tooling.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with injection molds, stamping dies, mechanical engineering, automation engineering, controls engineering, and equipment component behavior is highly preferred.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Sparks, Nevada
Requisition ID	285677
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla has an immediate opening for an Associate Engineering Manager to join the Components Production Engineering team in plastics and stamping at Gigafactory Nevada in Sparks, NV. We are seeking a highly motivated, tenacious and team-oriented leader to be responsible for the performance of an equipment, process, and tooling engineering team that owns critical metrics related to plastics, stamping, and mechanical sub-assemblies. The team drives improvements in overall equipment efficiency, product yield, cost and cycle time through documented actions with clearly defined schedules and expected results. The Associate Engineering Manager will not only lead by example but also performance manage the team where needed to generate the highest value from every employee while maintaining a high level of technical ability. 

Job Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and lead Tool and Die, and tooling engineers
plastics and stamping manufacturing equipment and associated automotive tooling
Build and improve management systems to ensure equipment and tooling operate safely with high availability, quality, and low cycle time
Own, report on, and drive improvements to area KPIs (equipment/tooling availability, yield, cycle time, and cost)
Lead resolution of unplanned downtime with permanent RCAs (using 3D/8D where applicable)
Make daily resource allocation decisions across competing priorities and collaborate with manufacturing engineering/controls teams on new process and equipment installation/debug
Tesla people leaders are responsible for a variety of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring their teams' safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations

Job Requirements

Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
Experience leading teams in heavily automated, high-volume manufacturing facilities
Exemplary track record of high-impact contributions as both an individual contributor and manager
Hands-on experience with injection molding
Proven ability to meet commitments, deliver results, and manage multiple large-scale projects in a fast-paced technical environment while dynamically adjusting priorities
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Experience applying and teaching structured problem-solving (e.g., DOE and root cause analysis); highly preferred: injection molds, stamping dies, mechanical/automation/controls engineering, and equipment component behavior

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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