Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Drive Unit Inverter, Equipment Integration

Tesla is scaling Drive Inverter manufacturing to support the next generation of vehicle and energy products. You will plan, design, and roll out new manufacturing lines and major upgrades to existing ones - from concept through equipment qualification and handoff to Production. This is a project-oriented role, not day-to-day production sustaining.

• Develop PLC programs (Siemens TIA preferred) for new equipment and line upgrades - sequencing, HMI, safety, motion, and SCADA / MES handshakes

• Develop, deploy, and validate industrial vision programs for new and upgraded inspection stations - recipe design, optics, calibration and PQ

• Specify and select production equipment with Tesla Automation and external suppliers; lead design reviews, factory- and site acceptance tests and on-site commissioning

• Execute equipment qualification (process validation, Gauge R&R) and hand off to Production Engineering with documented commissioning evidence

• Lead the manufacturing-engineering scope of new inverter lines and major upgrades - process flow, layout, cycle-time, and capacity targets

• Drive cross-site standardization, capex planning, and digital-twin strategy where it accelerates design decisions

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Mechatronics, Controls, or Automation Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years in manufacturing engineering

• Hands-on PLC programming (Siemens TIA preferred; Beckhoff or Allen-Bradley a plus)

• Hands-on industrial vision development (Cognex, Keyence, Halcon)

• FAT / SAT and equipment qualification experience

• Functional- and machine safety experience

• Robot integration experience (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc)

• Digital-twin tooling and big data integration

• Worked on Lean Six Sigma and other process improvement methodologies

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