Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, Cell Formation

Tesla

Grünheide (Mark), Germany

What to Expect

The Cell Manufacturing Engineering team at Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to contribute to the development and design of battery cell manufacturing equipment.

In addition to developing and sourcing automated manufacturing equipment, the Manufacturing Equipment Engineer works with cross-functional teams to test, validate, and roll-out equipment to production. The ideal candidate takes pride in his/her hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills, and attention to detail. S/he appreciates an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. S/he looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job.

What You’ll Do

Take equipment from a rough concept to full production
Manage equipment suppliers or internal design teams through development and deployment milestones -RFQ, PO release, FDR, FAT, SAT, SOP
Develop line layouts, station requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.) and equipment timing charts
Develop material flow strategy within factory and identify utilities needed and utility distribution strategy (PDPs, compressed air, process water, etc.)
Complete process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA)
Visit and evaluate equipment vendors
Oversee equipment installation and coordinate with building and utilities team
Provide all necessary documentation, including manufacturing instructions, spare parts lists, maintenance plans, electrical drawings, and related materials, train relevant team members on equipment usage, hand over the equipment to the sustaining production team

What You’ll Bring

BS/MS Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent. 3+ years of related experience developing and launching new manufacturing equipment
Experience with large manufacturing lines implementation
Experience with industrial engineering concepts - such as line balancing and timing charts
Good mechanical aptitude and understanding of tolerance stack up
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
Understanding of manufacturing equipment safety systems (Safety PLCs, safety category requirements, robot safety, safety guarding, light curtains, LOTO, etc.)
Strong familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and 8D
Experience with developing layouts in AutoCAD and designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks preferred, Catia is also a plus)
Experience with vision systems, PLC controls (Allen Bradley, Siemens, and/or Beckhoff) and MES & database system architecture and data tracking Python and/or MYSQL is preferred
Experience with following manufacturing equipment is a plus: Cell Formation equipment, automated storage and retrieval systems, conveyance systems, Pick-and-Place robot, CT scan