Process Engineer, Central, Powertrain

The Process Engineer is responsible for execution of material flow design, analyzing and optimizing material conveyance to support material handling, production, warehouse, layouts, and processes related to production of all Tesla products. We are looking for a talented and highly motivated individual who can create systematic workflows to unlock efficient material flow, drives business process, high throughput capabilities and operating models throughout our organization. This team is responsible for supporting physical engineering needs of the central team, including designing mechanisms for all material flow aspects from receiving, metering, including order fulfillment through sequencing and kitting, with solutions to safety and ergonomic hazards and line side material presentation. Successful members of the team will be highly proactive and self-sufficient in pursuing improvement projects, be able to multitask and refocus efforts immediately to meet constantly shifting demands in a fast-paced environment and have exceptional organizational skills to coordinate changes with all affected teams.

• Collaborate with stakeholder teams like Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, GA Process Engineering to prioritize and maximize operational efficiency of central team
• Work with cross functional teams to improve system capabilities to unblock higher production volumes
• Design and optimize material flow conveyance routes, facility layouts, Line Side Display by analyzing bottlenecks and buffer sizes using process modeling
• Lead and own PFEP standardization and adoption of processes through the entire value stream of material flow
• Develop Static simulation models for all processes including receiving, staging, Sequence, kitting for conveyance productive materials to the assembly line
• Analyze and improve material flow processes from the network of external warehouses to the point of use optimizing for space, cost, and service levels reducing NVAA
• Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in engineering sustaining
• Knowledge of lean principles, logistics business systems, pre-determined motion, and time standards
• Advanced skills in Excel, SQL or other analytical tools for data mining and analysis
• Demonstrated talent for implementing process flow improvements
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, or similar 2D CAD software
• Previous world class manufacturing 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