Associate Technical Project Engineer, Battery Cell

Associate Technical Project Engineer, Battery Cell

Tesla

Grünheide (Mark), Germany

This role requires a highly organized mindset, a passion for launching new technologies, and an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. Our manufacturing processes AND program schedules push the limits of what is physically possible. This requires you to be extremely detail oriented and drive the cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. You will drive collaboration between Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Production to ensure our team’s goals are aligned with company priorities. You will work to understand the opportunities, challenges, and dependencies of each project, translate scattered information into a concise and complete message, and communicate to every team member. You will aim to make our team efficient and effective while reducing ambiguity from Tesla’s plans.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the cross-functional team to ensure successful continuous improvement of manufacturing lines
• Accountable for creating, maintaining, and communicating schedules and plans for cell manufacturing projects including process development, process validation, line design, equipment fabrication, and supplier development
• Define long term strategy to improve yield and quality, connecting action across the organization from our supply base to final inspection
• Define multiple solutions for each problem, and balancing risk across different teams (reducing upstream variation and increasing downstream process window)
• Coordinate and build milestones with product design, manufacturing engineering, facilities team, and production team
• Track equipment readiness and report effectively on status, blockers, and changes
• Track project costs and drive cost management improvement
• Develop and maintain effective communication channels to all stakeholders
• Provide technical leadership and project management skills to identify creative and timely solutions to key program blockers
• Identify team priorities and motivate the project team to complete critical tasks within time and resource constraints

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or similar technical engineering discipline), and/or evidence of exceptional experience
• Data driven experience in the management of engineering projects for mass-produced products
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to operate under pressure while managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Experience in a high-volume production/manufacturing environment
• Adapts to changes quickly and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage large teams’ projects