Process Engineer, Model Y, General Assembly

The Process Engineer at Tesla’s General Assembly will design, document, implement, and optimize production methodologies. Key responsibilities include:

1. Develop expertise in manufacturing processes
2. Understand process capabilities through data analysis and product understanding
3. Develop and modify manufacturing instructions and material flow
4. Improve repeatability and ergonomics, and reduce waste using Lean Manufacturing best practices
5. Manage production process design to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality products
6. Champion continuous improvement projects to maximize yield, capacity, and capability
7. Diagnose issues found during manufacturing processes and drive structured problem solving to ensure corrective actions resolve real root causes
8. Analyze data from various sources to identify trends in business metrics such as quality, performance, and more
9. Create and maintain Manufacturing Instructions, routings, change control, and associated processes
10. Develop and train sustaining technicians and assist in the training of production personnel as needed
11. Manage activities for process sustaining technicians to support day-to-day coverage of production lines, including developing and documenting appropriate rework procedures
12. Identify and create business processes which capture and control key metrics
13. Prove out and refine these business processes to a point where they can be handed over to less technical teams while maintaining results
14. Support 24/7 production operations

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Track record of OEE improvement activities
• Understanding of Bill of Materials, Manufacturing Execution System, Specification Management, Change Point Management
• Data collection and analysis experience with the ability to develop data-driven actions and control methodologies
• Structured problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering sustainable improvement results
• Strong ability to work and communicate effectively with team and peers within a manufacturing and engineering organization
• 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

Tesla offers competitive pay along with a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Dental and vision plans with $0 payroll deduction
• HSA Contribution for High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Other financial benefits
• Basic Life, AD&D, Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• Paid Holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Tesla Babies program