Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, Cell Formation

The Cell Manufacturing Engineering team at Tesla is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to contribute to the development and design of battery cell manufacturing equipment. This role involves taking equipment from a rough concept to full production, managing suppliers or internal design teams through development and deployment milestones, developing line layouts, station requirements, and equipment timing charts, and overseeing equipment installation.

What You'll Do

• Take equipment from a rough concept to full production
• Manage equipment suppliers or internal design teams through development and deployment milestones - RFQ, PO release, FDR, FAT, SAT, SOP
• Develop line layouts, station requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.) and equipment timing charts
• Develop material flow strategy within factory and identify utilities needed and utility distribution strategy (PDPs, compressed air, process water, etc.)
• Complete process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA)
• Visit and evaluate equipment vendors
• Oversee equipment installation and coordinate with building and utilities team
• Provide all necessary documentation, including manufacturing instructions, spare parts lists, maintenance plans, electrical drawings, and related materials, train relevant team members on equipment usage, hand over the equipment to the sustaining production team

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of related experience developing and launching new manufacturing equipment
• Experience with large manufacturing lines implementation
• Experience with industrial engineering concepts—such as line balancing and timing charts
• Good mechanical aptitude and understanding of tolerance stack up
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Understanding of manufacturing equipment safety systems (Safety PLCs, safety category requirements, robot safety, safety guarding, light curtains, LOTO, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and 8D
• Experience with developing layouts in AutoCAD and designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks preferred, Catia is also a plus)
• Experience with vision systems, PLC controls (Allen Bradley, Siemens, and/or Beckhoff) and MES & database system architecture and data tracking
• Python and/or MYSQL is preferred
• Experience with following manufacturing equipment is a plus: Electrolyte fill, laser welding, prismatic cell formation, automated storage and retrieval systems

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
• Company-paid Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• 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