We're looking for a skilled Manufacturing Process Development Engineer who can design, develop, and implement innovative manufacturing processes that meet our production targets. As the ideal candidate, you will be responsible for managing the ramp-up cutting-edge assembly and test processes in a high-volume production environment, ensuring that products and processes meet Tesla quality standards. You will drive continuous improvement in our manufacturing processes to achieve our manufacturing targets and ultimately transferring equipment and processes to production engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop cutting-edge manufacturing processes that enable high-volume production of products with improved quality, reduced costs, and increased efficiency
- Deploy manufacturing processes and equipment to high-volume production, through rigorous tool qualification, process documentation, and training
- Ramp processes to meet high-volume production targets including cycle time, availability, yield, quality, and reliability, and driving a culture of continuous improvement
- Apply a range of manufacturing techniques, including fastening, welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, and other joining methods, and quality assurance methods such as vision inspection, leak testing, and electrical testing, to ensure products excellence
- Lead cross-functional teams to tackle complex problems, using rigorous problem-solving methods, data-driven decision making, and collaborative leadership to drive results
Requirements
3 to 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or in a related field, with direct responsibility for developing, deploying, ramping, and optimizing complex assembly processes in automated high-volume production environmentsDegree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or a related field, with a strong foundation in engineering principles and practices, or equivalent experienceExperience with lean and six sigma principles, including proficiency in tools such as DMAIC, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Process Capability Analysis (PCA), statistical process control (SPC), and KaizenProficiency in data querying, analysis, and visualization using tools like MySQL, Python, R, JMP, and Tableau to make data-driven decisions and drive business resultsCompensation 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 benefitsDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contributionCompany Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSAHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefitsCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid HolidaysBack-up childcare and parenting support resourcesVoluntary benefits to include : critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insuranceWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation ProgramsTesla Babies programCommuter benefitsEmployee discounts and perks program