Tesla is looking for and committed to hiring highly motivated engineers to create manufacturing equipment and processes for our Power Electronics. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to building world class manufacturing in the United States. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will be expected to challenge and be challenged, to create, and to innovate while working on critical subsystems of incredibly exciting products.
Roles and Responsibilities:
In addition to developing manufacturing equipment and processes, the Manufacturing Engineer works with cross-functional teams throughout the entire lifecycle of the product. He/She works closely with Design Engineering, Quality, Production, and Sustaining to take the assemblies from initial design through prototype development and into full production.
Equipment Development and Implementation
- In-house development of manufacturing equipment and fixtures to support early stage prototype builds
- Design and realization of manufacturing equipment and fixtures for medium and high volume production
- Management of suppliers during specification, design, buyoff and installation of manufacturing equipment
- Characterization and validation of new equipment and fixtures for introduction to the production floor
Process Development and Implementation
- Development of new manufacturing processes
- Creation of detailed Manufacturing Instructions to support new processes and equipment
- Layout of production workstations for product flow, ergonomics and efficiency
- Specification of hand tools for assembly tasks
· Performance of process analysis, DOE, PFMEA, line balancing and capacity modeling
· Deployment of statistics control on key processes and profile validation
· Implementation of product traceability and shop floor tracking
· Training to technicians and line operators
· Providing of DFM (Design for Manufacturability) to design team for process and yield improvement
The ideal candidate takes pride in his/her hands-on work, analytical ability, organizational skills and attention to detail. He/She appreciates an environment where superior work is encouraged, noticed and rewarded, and where individuals carry tremendous responsibility. He/She looks forward to learning an incredible amount on the job.