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.
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 (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).
Manage continuous improvement projects to drive equipment performance based on metrics such as OEE, Availability, MTTR (Mean Time To Repair), and MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures). Integrate machine interactions with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
Requirements
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 and 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 and Keyence.
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) 401k 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