Cell Coating Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering

1 month ago


Sparks, United States Tesla Full time

Tesla's world-class Cell Manufacturing Engineering team is looking for a highly-motivated Manufacturing Engineer with experience in wet powder deposition applications for an exciting new project.This engineer is expected to be or become a manufacturing expert in the field of wet powder deposition applications and will be involved in the design, development, commissioning and ramping of high-speed automated equipment, while working in a cross-functional team to test, validate, and roll-out process and product design changes.
The battery cell is a critical component in Tesla vehicles and storage systems. This role will have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to our products.The work environment is demanding, fast-paced and incredibly exciting.The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join in highly motivated and capable team to make unbelieveable things into reality.

Responsibilities

  • Drive design, development, commissioning, and ramp of manufacturing equipment including but not limited to rotogravure, coating, calendaring, extrusion or similar wet powder deposition processes used in cell electrode manufacturing and qualify them using statistically valid data sets and workflow
  • Work collaboratively as the equipment expert to ensure production lines run in a safe, efficient manner producing high quality parts
  • Become owner / subject matter expert to drive equipment-related process improvement including detailed troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Drive manufacturing ramp by characterizing baseline and improving performance of equipment with wet powder deposition systems; ensure manufacturing lines meet OEE goals
  • Troubleshoot and recover processes using PLC, HMI, or tool management software, and implement changes/improvements
  • Build training material, maintenance routines, and related documentation for equipment life cycle management
  • Develop equipment specifications, process flow and P&ID diagrams
  • Provide direction and mentorship to third party machine/automation suppliers and/or Tesla internal machine building team; participate in supplier/internal equipment FAT and SAT
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or another engineering discipline, 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in a high volume manufacturing environment, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in equipment using wet powder deposition systems including gain/loss in weight hoppers, mixers, material conveyance.Strong hands-on experience with pilot and high-volume manufacturing including practical knowledge of rheology, selection of related hardware and software
  • Demonstrated experience solving complex electromechanical and software system issues with limited documentation to debug, build process know-how, and kick off improvement projects
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them towards manufacturing process development
  • Structured thinking and problem solving abilities. Proven through a number of root cause analysis following a data driven approach, statistical software (JMP) a plus
  • 3D CAD design experience in production equipment, creating/validating layouts, tooling drawings, pneumatic and electrical schematics. Experience with PLC programming a plus
  • Availability for travel domestic/international as required; knowledge and understanding of Battery Cell technology a plus
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 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
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and 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


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