Manufacturing Engineer, Automation

What to Expect

The Manufacturing Automation Development Engineering team is looking for a highly motivated manufacturing engineer to develop and deploy automated equipment at Tesla's world-class facilities. Manufacturing Development is at the heart of our company, and this is an exciting opportunity to work directly on the central challenges of our products. This role requires a hands-on engineer to work closely with product, manufacturing, quality, and factory teams to take new designs from initial concept through prototype development and into full production.

Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a motivated team on challenging projects.

• Own projects through their entire lifecycle, from initial concept generation through assembly and production bring-up
• Establish equipment requirements and develop line design concepts
• Determine optimal layout of production workstations for product flow, ergonomics, and efficiency
• Work closely with product design team and provide feedback on design for manufacturability
• Develop specifications and manage procurement process of new equipment
• Create detailed project schedules and provide updates to program stakeholders
• Act as central project manager and continually monitor progress of all project inputs
• Coordinate the assembly, validation, and final equipment buy-off

• 3 or more years of experience as a hands-on mechanical, manufacturing, or design engineer working on manufacturing systems
• Experience creating technical specifications for automated equipment
• Experience introducing new products and new processes from a prototype environment to production
• Experience with various manufacturing processes (assembly, fastening, dispensing, laser welding, electrical testing)
• Experience designing production line layouts in AutoCAD
• Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in Solid Works
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

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 with plan options and $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid Health Savings Account (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