Production Engineer, Cathode

Teslas Cathode Advanced Manufacturing Production Engineering group is looking for a highly motivated Production Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the worlds energy transition - Battery Cathode materials. This includes the scale-up of novel high-energy low-cost cathode materials and the steady state operation of first-of-a-kind cathode manufacturing processes that shorten the path from mine to battery cell. This is one of the most critical chemical engineering challenges of our time and success will unlock a diversified green energy ecosystem.

As a Production Engineer you will study our novel manufacturing processes assisting with their continuous development at pilot scale and be the first on-the-ground technical point of contact for a portion of our first Cathode Advanced Manufacturing plant in Austin. You will be responsible for maintaining and transferring all gathered process knowledge to the operations team as we ramp up production. You will directly support production ramp and aid the team by troubleshooting equipment availability product yield mass throughput and product quality issues as the plant approaches steady state production.

Provide technical support to production teams on processing activities in a novel chemical plant

Develop operating procedures safety protocols and maintenance plans for large scale chemical process equipment

Planning and coordinating operations of various unit operations ensuring consistent flow while minimizing quality variability

Track and analyze root cause for process upsets equipment failures near misses and safety incidents to eliminate repeat failures and capture and communicate learnings in team training

Create sustainable data acquisition systems and monitor to present relevant high quality data visualization for team to accelerate development

Train coach develop manage operator staff to ensure fidelity to standards developed by process engineers and encourage individual ownership towards reaching overall team goals

Support operations teams with achieving production and material quality targets on pilot and commercial scale systems

Initiate develop and lead the implementation of process improvement projects

Collaborate with R&D teams to developrefine tests for the materials that provide early indications of product quality

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in ChemicalProcess Engineering Materials Engineering Industrial Engineering or similar

Evidence of exceptional ability including a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve challenging technical problems

2-3 years experience in chemical production environments with demonstrated experience supporting production teams in root cause analysis and troubleshooting of production processes

Experience with process monitoring statistical process control process dashboards and their use in improving the precision and rigor of chemical processing

Experience working withdeveloping process control narratives and working closely with controls engineers to design and implement control systems to ensure safe and efficient operation of complex chemical process systems

Preferred experience with some or all the following industries and production environments High Purity production facilities specialty chemicals semiconductor food pharmaceuticals

Bulk solids handling and powder processing systems including powder blending powderspray coatings crushingmilling mechanical sortingsievingseparation

Elevated temperature thermal processingcalcining systems

Washing leaching filtration mechanicalthermal purification precipitation and crystallization processes

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