Engineering Technician, Coatings

What to Expect Tesla's Manufacturing Engineering team is at the forefront of building first-of-a-kind exterior finishing / coating processes which allow us to produce amazing vehicles at best-in-class quality and rate in a safe and ergonomic environment. The coatings team is seeking an Engineering Technician for process and application equipment that will focus on equipment development to support new and unique manufacturing machines. You will support the development of technically complex applications and equipment to deliver quality and efficient production yield. The candidate will work closely with internal cross-functional teams, external vendors, and technology partners on application and equipment development from concept to production. This role requires a thorough understanding of manufacturing equipment fundamentals and substantial skills with mechanical, electrical, and controls installation. It is critical for a successful applicant to solve problems using first principles analysis and exercise aggressive process optimization.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to develop, optimize, and validate equipment performance
• Support the installation (mechanical, electrical, and controls) and commissioning of production and pilot equipment, including project timeline, risk identification, project status reporting & oversight of installation and commissioning of new manufacturing lines
• Operate pilot equipment to assess capabilities, identify shortcomings, and provide feedback for equipment design enhancement
• Assist in process equipment support for spray booths, ovens, pretreatment and washer systems, film lamination, injection molding, etc.
• Assist in application equipment support for powder coating, painting, sealing, laser trimming, laser ablation, surface finishing, paint film lamination, laser curing etc.
• Support process qualification for coating processes including development of acceptance testing criteria and verifying requirements using statistical tools (such as GR&R, SPC and Cp / Cpk)
• Support product launch and process validation for installation and commissioning of new manufacturing lines, execute qualification protocols / activities

What You'll Bring

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 :

2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction