Manufacturing Engineer, Plastics Automation & Assembly

What To Expect
As an Plastics Manufacturing Engineer at Tesla, you will design, implement, and improve Plastics molding automation and assembly processes. You will perform Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA) define the Automation and assembly line Layout, assembly processes, and Automated equipment. You will work with a highly motivated cross-functional team and deliver turnkey solutions to enable vehicle production at rate. You will develop processes for highest safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing overall cost. Involvement will start in design phase of new programs until stable production metrics are achieved.

What You'll Do

Collaborating with product engineering on design for assembly of various components to allow for an efficient assembly process that builds quality into the product

Participating in periodic design and process reviews during product development and ensuring correct specifications are set and best practices adhered to

Designing assembly processes, tools, and equipment that are efficient to operate and easy to maintain

Collaborate with Factory Layout Engineering to identify space constraints and availability and design Equipment and Process layouts accordingly

Collaborate with Material Flow and Packaging Engineering teams, to design layouts that allow for optimal routing of incoming and finished good delivery

Collaborating with Controls engineering team to ensure all Tesla equipment is built to Tesla standards for ease of Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Assessing and reducing risk in the assembly process using PFMEA methodology

Collaborating with external vendors and internal stakeholders to conduct design reviews of the production equipment throughout the development process

Supporting all engineering builds and verifying scalability of assembly processes

Developing and executing production process validation criteria using standardized metrics (cycle time, OEE, MTBF, etc.)

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience

3-5+ years of hands-on working experience with defining assembly processes and relevant fixture and equipment design

2+ years of Equipment Troubleshooting experience

3D Modeling experience (CATIA/ SOLIDWORKS) to design fixtures, Assemblies and perform tooling clash studies

AutoCAD 2D experience to design 2D line Layouts in Factory grids

Minitab experience to perform Statistical Process Control and Quality studies

20% Travel Requirement for Domestic and International travel

Strong foundation of problem-solving skills, statistical process control, design of experiments and simulation techniques

Understanding of Design for Assembly (DFM), lean manufacturing, and capacity planning techniques

Exceptional project management and leadership skills

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

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 salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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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