Winding Manufacturing Engineer, Cell Manufacturing Engineering

What to Expect

Tesla's world-class Cell Manufacturing Engineering team is looking for a highly-motivated Manufacturing Engineer with experience in roll to roll web handling applications for an exciting new project. This engineer is expected to be or become a manufacturing expert in the field of roll to roll web handling 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 unbelieve things into reality.

What You'll Do

• Drive design, development, commissioning, and ramp of manufacturing equipment including but not limited to roll to roll web handling used in custom high speed automated manufacturing equipment 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 roll to roll web handling 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
• Lead safety and ergonomic improvements to production equipment which meets or exceeds regulations or best practices
• Identify equipment critical spare parts and ensure sufficient coverage to prevent extended downtime situations
• 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
• Develop and manage FMEA / risk assessments to prioritize equipment improvement projects and ensure sufficient repair strategies

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