Process Development Engineer, Cathode Materials Manufacturing

What to Expect

Tesla's Cathode team is looking for a highly motivated Process Development Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the world's energy transition - Battery Cathode Materials. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Tesla's world-class manufacturing facilities. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on a critical subsystem of an incredibly exciting product.

As a member of the process team, the candidate will develop, implement, and optimize process improvements as well as help develop future processes through the application of first engineering principles. The candidate will also be expected to execute the design of experiments to gather relevant data to inform process parameter tolerances, improve material performance, and reduce production costs.

• Applyengineeringfundamentalsand abroad set of process engineering tools to solve technical problems and create noveldetaileddesigns to address root cause of issue
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to drive innovation and enhance process capabilities through future phases
• Utilize lab and pilot data to provide recommendations on quality improvements for cathode production process
• Plan and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) to optimize existing processes and guide data-driven improvements
• Provide process engineering support to manufacturing teams to help resolve process bottlenecks and other long-standing issues
• Evaluate lab/pilot scale processes for future production scale applications, such as mixing, dosing, coating, drying, calcination, etc.
• Develop a detailed knowledge of multiple stages of the cathode manufacturing process

• Degree or equivalent experience in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• 0-2+years of experience in chemical Process Design, Process Improvement or Operations within a manufacturing industry such as semiconductor, specialty chemical, solar, battery, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• A positive attitude and ability to communicate with peers and stakeholders at all levels and engineering disciplines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment

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

$91,600 - $137,400/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.