Tesla is currently seeking a motivated and accomplished Industrial Engineer to lead the design and analysis for people flow and transportation systems. This role requires strong industrial engineering fundamentals and the ability to apply first principles thinking to design people flow infrastructure. This role must have the ability to quantify factory production and administrative space configurations at a high level working with ambiguous inputs. Ultimately, this role works to lead the vision for people flow infrastructure for each new site.
This position will be based in Austin, TX. The team is responsible for developing a factory design which supports seamless integration between production, packaging, material flow, supply chain, construction, and facilities teams. Innovation is expected. Through a detailed understanding of the high-level factory objectives and extensive collaboration with the internal and external teams designing individual factory components, this team ensures that the overall factory design achieves all of Teslas objectives.
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. The candidate will be expected to collaborate primarily with architectural and civil teams while developing conceptual designs. However, the candidate will be focused on the entire factory as a system ensuring production material flow and other functions will be a success.
The candidate must have intuition on what tools to use at each stage of the project when tasked with an analysis. Display a positive attitude and practice strong work ethics that reflect the mission, philosophy, and goals of Tesla.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct traffic analyses for the site over time.
- Develop solutions for road network expansion and additions with civil engineering groups.
- Create business cases for mass-transit systems based on the nature of the site.
- Propose shift schedules and patterns for site arrival and departure.
- Evaluate alternate solutions for moving associates and administrative staff through internal factory space (think escalators, elevators, moving walkways, shuttles, etc.).
- Develop layout and location for factory amenities with architectural groups.
- Collaborate with architectural groups on administrative space design and location.
- Collaborate with material flow and factory layout resources to ensure people infrastructure is symbiotic with primary production objectives.
Requirements:
- 2 years of industrial or manufacturing engineering experience with emphasis on people flow and transportation; internship experience may be considered.
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or other relevant education/experience.
- 2 years of hands-on experience in simulation modeling, particularly using FlexSim or AnyLogic in a manufacturing or warehousing environment; academic experience will be considered.
- Experience with developing features and modules within discrete event simulation software with FlexScript, C, and/or Visual Basic (VB).
- Extensive project management experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives.
- Understanding of people movement solutions: Passenger vehicles, trucks, shuttles, mass-transit, escalators, elevators, moving walkways.
- Experience quantitatively solving ambiguous infrastructure design problems at a systems level.
- Experience with layouts in AutoCAD, Revit, or similar modeling tools.
- Experience with civil engineering or traffic flow engineering.
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.
- 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.