Equipment Engineer, Cathode

About the role

• Equipment Engineer, Cathode | Tesla (Manufacturing)
• Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 263810 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

As an Equipment Engineer at Tesla, you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing equipment for our advanced battery cell manufacturing processes. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to building a world-class manufacturing facility from the ground up in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Process teams, to take new products from initial design through prototype development to full production. Your work will involve optimizing equipment and processes, ensuring safety, and driving continuous improvements in a critical subsystem of innovative products.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the startup, validation, and enhancement of new and existing equipment and fixtures for production
• Lead initiatives to improve safety and ergonomics of production equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices
• Design, fabricate, install, and modify equipment improvements, including managing bidding and quoting processes
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers and technicians to troubleshoot and optimize processes using PLC, HMI, or tool management software
• Develop detailed maintenance instructions for complex and ambiguous repair tasks
• Create preventive maintenance procedures and a comprehensive spares list to enhance equipment OEE
• Manage continuous improvement projects to drive equipment performance based on metrics such as OEE, Availability, MTTR, and MTBF
• Integrate machine interactions with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer with a focus on automation or electromechanical systems
• Proven experience in ramping equipment into manufacturing, including automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical systems, and motion controls
• Experience developing operating and maintenance instructions and training operators
• Proficiency in CAD design tools such as SolidWorks (Catia is a plus)
• Preferred experience with layout creation, tooling drawings, pneumatic, and electrical schematics
• Preferred experience in robot programming and vision systems (e.g., Cognex, Keyence)
• Preferred experience with semi-automated or automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume environment

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 (FSA)
• 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
• Commuter benefits
• 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)