Project Engineer, Cell Manufacturing

What To Expect

Tesla’s Cell Manufacturing Engineering group is looking for a highly motivated Project Engineer to lead equipment design, installation and commissioning projects from concept to execution. The role requires a highly organized individual who can translate complex, ambiguous requirements into reality to build high‑speed manufacturing equipment and factories.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, scale‑up and optimize battery manufacturing equipment, with a focus on powder‑mixing equipment at multiple sites.
• Lead the full design and engineering of Tesla equipment and factory design from concept through production launch.
• Define and lead engineering discipline scopes for internal and external teams, including mechanical, pneumatics, automation, electrical, structural, civil, etc.
• Develop and interface with internal and external engineering teams, managing third‑party vendor contracts and budgets.
• Create and manage engineering deliverables for multiple disciplines (layout drawings, technical specifications, risk assessments, P&IDs, PFDs, one‑line diagrams, etc.).
• Lead design reviews and manage cross‑functional action items through to completion.
• Oversee field execution and manage resources at project sites.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing multi‑disciplinary teams within architectural/engineering firms or design‑build firms.
• Experience leading engineering teams for large brown‑field and green‑field manufacturing projects with EPC firms or in‑house design teams.
• Full understanding of all engineering disciplines and ability to manage engineering resources.
• Proven record in delivery of IFB, IFP, and IFC packages.
• Experience designing manufacturing processes or equipment in healthcare, laboratory, mission‑critical, and site‑infrastructure development projects.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand complex topics/problems and distill the message clearly.
• Pre‑construction project management experience.
• Proficiency with Auto‑CAD, SolidWorks, Inventor; Revit or Bluebeam 2D drawing experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical plans with $0 payroll deduction options.
• Family‑building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic) and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution options.
• Company‑paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions when enrolled in a high‑deductible medical plan.
• 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 salaried positions, accrued hours for hourly positions) and paid holidays.
• Back‑up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary benefits: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, pet insurance.
• Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs.
• Tesla Babies program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts and perks program.