Senior Manufacturing Engineer

5 days ago


Fremont, California, United States Tesla Full time
Job Description

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Tesla, you will play a critical role in developing world-class equipment and processes that drive the company's mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate closely with Design Engineering to develop products that incorporate streamlined and robust manufacturing methods, ensuring industry-best safety, quality, rate, and cost.
  • Support Tesla's factory and facility teams to develop highly-efficient and optimized factory-level layouts, driving process improvements and reducing waste.
  • Take direct responsibility for exceeding market-leading dimensional quality, leading all activities towards this objective, including the development of GD&T strategies, quality control plans, and dimensional improvement plans.
  • Lead the development of innovative and robust tooling design to achieve the process plan and GD&T strategy, working closely with Tesla's partner vendors to buy-off and deliver the final product.
  • Drive the continued improvement of early project planning documents, such as project timelines, Requests for Quotations, FMEA's, and Safety Risk Assessments.
  • Lead the development and introduction of processes and equipment associated with early prototype builds, highlighting key process and equipment improvement opportunities throughout the prototype builds themselves.
  • Work closely with Tesla's partner vendors to develop world-class production lines with unprecedented simplicity, density, speed, and automation.
  • Lead the installation, commissioning, and ramp of high-volume production lines, ensuring close collaboration with Tesla's partner vendors to deliver the line in the shortest possible time and lowest possible cost.
  • Initiate and drive strategies to rapidly ramp the quality and rate of newly launched production lines to full capacity, with a focus on maintaining the highest of safety standards throughout the ramp duration.
  • Build on the success of existing line layouts, processes, and tooling to further improve material flow, waste reduction, safety, and ergonomics by utilizing lean manufacturing best practices and structured problem-solving methodologies.
Requirements
  • B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering; or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of related experience developing and launching complex assembly processes.
  • A 'can-do' attitude with open-mindedness and a strong desire to think 'outside the box.'
  • A proven track record of taking initiative, managing competing demands, collaborating closely with others, and remaining positive in high-pressure environments.
  • A demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and make data-based decisions, owning assignments and taking full accountability for their successful and timely delivery.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and assignments, coping with rapidly changing inputs, constraints, and priorities.
  • Strong familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and 8D.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with modifying jigs, fixtures, and coordinating equipment installations.
  • Strong understanding of BOMs, OEE, manufacturability, DFM, process design, process validation, assembly methods, design reviews, and cost reduction methodologies.
  • Experience with AUTOCAD, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, and other similar software/tools.
Benefits

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.
Expected Compensation

$116,000 - $258,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.



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