Manufacturing Engineer, Battery Manufacturing

About the role

• Manufacturing Engineer, Battery Manufacturing | Tesla (Manufacturing)
• Location: AUSTIN, Texas | Req ID: 267350 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

Tesla is looking to hire a Manufacturing Engineer to contribute to the development and launch of manufacturing equipment for our cutting-edge battery products. In this role you will take large scale manufacturing systems for new battery products and architectures from the early concept development stage through equipment launch, optimization and handover to local operations teams.

Battery development is at the heart of our company, and this is an exciting opportunity to work directly on the central challenges with electric vehicles – battery architecture innovation and the innovation of the respective manufacturing technologies that come with it. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a highly motivated team on extremely challenging projects.

What You'll Do

• Ideate concepts for equipment and manufacturing system(s)
• Develop specifications and manage RFQ process
• Lead and manage vendors and coordinate project scope cross-functionally with production, design and quality
• Validate and optimize processes from early prototype builds through full volume production
• Transition products from low-volume prototypes to large-scale production
• Function as lead manufacturing engineer or project manager on new automated manufacturing equipment
• Capability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of engineering or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes and equipment in high-volume production
• Experience deploying, qualifying and validating new processes in a highly automated production environment
• Proficiency in geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T) and experimental design
• Proficiency in the development and launch of large, highly automated manufacturing lines
• Familiarity with industrial engineering concepts such as line balancing and OEE
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Physics, Materials, or equivalent experience

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)