Process Engineer, Battery Pack

What To Expect

• Develop expertise in battery pack manufacturing processes.
• Understand process capabilities through production data analysis and in-depth understanding of the product.
• Develop and modify process flow, line layouts and material flow, utilizing Lean Manufacturing best practices.
• Analyze and optimize production processes to ensure safety while maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in cost-effective means while driving to achieve world-class quality levels.
• Champion continuous improvement projects to maximize yield, capacity, and process capability.
• Responsible for diagnosing issues found during the part manufacturing process and drive corrective action back to source, resulting in root cause identification and elimination.
• Utilize structured problem-solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W), and Eight Disciplines (8D).
• Develop robust and clear data collection, visualization, and analysis tools.
• Enable data-driven operational and financial decisions through predictive insights into tool and process performance, including integration of factory data systems and use of software such as MySQL, Python, R, JMP, Minitab, Tableau, and Ignition.
• Monitor and reduce process variation using techniques such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Monitor and audit manufacturing processes to ensure product specifications and standards are achieved.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of FMEAs and Control Plans.
• Create and implement Engineering Change Orders.
• Create and maintain Manufacturing Instructions, routings, and associated processes.
• Manage activities for process sustaining technicians to support day-to-day coverage of production lines, including developing and documenting appropriate rework procedures.
• Support 24/7 production operations.

What You'll Bring

• Education and Experience: Degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience, 4+ years in a high volume, highly automated manufacturing facility developing and improving processes.
• Skills: Knowledge of Statistical Process Control and its application, strong problem-solving skills, aptitude for learning systems quickly, ability to utilize structured problem-solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W), or Eight Disciplines (8D), creative capacity for developing new ways to do things better, cheaper, faster in alignment with the Tesla approach to revolutionary product development, passion for making fantastic new products and using testing as a means to enable an engineering organization to achieve outstanding quality, reliability, and excellence.

Benefits

• Career Development: Competitive pay, company-paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits.
• Employee Support: Employee Assistance Program, sick and vacation time, commuter benefits, employee discounts and perks program, Tesla Babies program, and more.
• Work Environment: Medical plans, dental (including orthodontic coverage), vision plans, flexible spending accounts (FSA), 401(k) with employer match, and other benefits.