Associate Engineering Manager, Tool & Die, Components

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• Associate Engineering Manager, Tool & Die, Components
• Job Category
• Manufacturing
• Location
• Sparks, Nevada
• Req. ID
• 285677
• Job Type
• Full-time
• What to Expect

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.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What You’ll Bring

• 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

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program

• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include

• critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program

Employee discounts and perks program

• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
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