Inbound Material Flow Engineer

About the role

• Inbound Material Flow Engineer | Tesla (Manufacturing)
• Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 275202 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

Tesla is seeking an Inbound Material Flow Engineer to drive system-level design and optimization for inbound material flow logistics and warehousing. In this role, you will join the Inbound Material Flow team and integrate inputs from material planning, supplier sourcing, packaging, manufacturing, and logistics to design and optimize end-to-end material flow.

You will apply Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Manufacturing Engineering, Discrete Event Simulation and Supply Chain fundamentals to improve factory efficiency and scalability in support of Tesla’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. This role is based in Austin, TX.

The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. A successful applicant will take pride in their thoroughness, critical thinking, analytical ability, organizational skills, and team mentality. The candidate will be able to think at a systems level about ambiguous problems and use strong logic to develop models that drive optimal program design decisions.

What You'll Do

• Develop warehouse storage strategies evaluating selective, drive-in, push-back, pallet flow and automated racking solutions to maximize throughput and inventory accessibility
• Design and execute logistics strategies encompassing route optimization, network design and inventory control systems
• Deploy cost-effective transportation solutions leveraging intermodal transportation (IMDL), JIT, cross-docking and milk run logistics
• Collaborate with Packaging Engineering, Material Planning, Supply Chain, Finance and related teams to implement logistics and warehouse design strategies
• Develop models to reduce on-hand inventory, minimize warehousing and reduce overall part cost
• Lead cross-functional efforts to localize supplier base and execute localization projects
• Identify packaged part density improvements with the Packaging team to reduce logistics and storage costs
• Manage warehouse, logistics yard and factory raw material buffer size projections over time

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in industrial or manufacturing, with a focus on material flow, supply chain, warehouse and logistics or process improvements (internship experience considered)
• Strong experience in warehousing and logistics concept design along with pallet racking solutions design and implementation knowledge
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, Excel with VBA, Tableau and Power BI for data processing, modeling and analysis
• Quantitative system-level problem solving and data-driven decision-making for executive summaries
• Experience with layout design in AutoCAD, including greenfield facility layouts, warehouse and material flow
• Leadership driving cross-functional projects in high-volume manufacturing environments with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in linear Programming, discrete event simulation (ARENA, FlexSim) and packaging optimization and qualification testing (ISTA, ISO) experience preferred

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)