Sr. Equipment Engineer,Tabless Job Austin area,Texas USA,Engineering

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What To Expect
As an Equipment Engineer at Tesla, you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing equipment for our advanced battery cell manufacturing processes. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to building a world-class manufacturing facility from the ground up in a fast-paced and demanding environment. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Process teams, to take new products from initial design through prototype development to full production.

Your work will involve optimizing equipment and processes, ensuring safety, and driving continuous improvements in a critical subsystem of innovative products.

What You'll Do

Oversee the startup, validation, and enhancement of new and existing equipment and fixtures for production

Lead initiatives to improve safety and ergonomics of production equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices

Design, fabricate, install, and modify equipment improvements, including managing bidding and quoting processes

Collaborate with Controls Engineers and technicians to troubleshoot and optimize processes using PLC, HMI, or tool management software

Develop detailed maintenance instructions for complex and ambiguous repair tasks

Create preventive maintenance procedures and a comprehensive spares list to enhance equipment OEE

Manage continuous improvement projects to drive equipment performance based on metrics such as OEE, Availability, MTTR, and MTBF

Integrate machine interactions with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

2+ years of hands-on experience as a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer with a focus on automation or electromechanical systems

Proven experience in ramping equipment into manufacturing, including automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical systems, and motion controls

Experience developing operating and maintenance instructions and training operators

Proficiency in CAD design tools such as Solid Works (Catia is a plus)

Preferred experience with layout creation, tooling drawings, pneumatic, and electrical schematics

Preferred experience in robot programming and vision systems (e.g., Cognex, Keyence)

Preferred experience with semi-automated or automated manufacturing equipment in a high-volume environment

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:

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)

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

, Tesla Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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