Mechanical Design Engineer, Mobile Robot

3 weeks ago

Austin, United States Tesla Full time

The Material Flow Engineering team is seeking a motivated and accomplished Mechanical Engineer who will lead the design and implementation of automated guided vehicles and associated equipment for new and existing factories and programs at Tesla. This position will be based in Gigafactory Texas near Austin, TX. The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. Tesla's Material Flow Engineering team designs and integrates autonomous mobile robotic vehicles for a wide variety of applications such as conveyance, warehousing, and assembly within Tesla production factories.
The Mechanical Engineer will support the project for entire life cycle from concept design through deployment and sustaining of mobile robots into production operations. In this role, you will function as the lead Engineer responsible for application requirements, development and execution of the mobile robot system. The role entails significant leadership in product and manufacturing system execution. The role will involve extensive collaboration with other teams and Engineering disciplines. The role is located at Gigafactory Texas and requires travel to other Tesla sites globally. The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing manufacturing processes through hands-on involvement, solving challenges with creative first principles solutions and bias for action to execute when non-trivial obstacles block project progress.

Responsibilities

  • Design automated material handling solutions to establish new and improved material flows throughout the facilities using automated vehicles
  • Develop analytical models to establish design criteria and overall system performance criteria
  • Support the development, detailed engineering design, and system build of mobile robot programs
  • Implement mobile robots in testing and production environments
  • Develop test programs to ensure functional, performance, and safety requirements are met
  • Debug and optimize automated processes to maximize cycle time and up time
  • Debug and implement corrective actions for breakdowns and chronic equipment failure
  • Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of Managers, Supervisors, and Operators
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
  • 2 years+ of experience in material handling automation: AS/RS, electric monorail system, conveyance, mobile robotics (AGVs or AMRs),and robotic material handling
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all organizational levels
  • A passion to work on mechanical automation equipment, robots, design of electromechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic systems, motion controls and navigation & vision systems
  • Must understand the integration of equipment design into existing or new systems
  • Ability to apply principles of logical and innovative thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
  • Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA or similar modeling software
  • A solid engineering background with hands-on design and development experience
  • Must understand the nuances of autonomous system requirements, algorithms and operating environments

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