Sr. Equipment Engineer, Cell Electrode

Tesla is seeking a hands-on Equipment Engineer to improve and maintain manufacturing equipment for our battery cell pilot production. You will be a part of the Production Engineering team operating, sustaining, and improving cutting-edge dry electrode manufacturing in a flexible, fast paced environment. You will focus on equipment readiness and improving Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) of Roll-to-Roll and auxiliary equipment through daily troubleshooting as well as long-term improvement projects.

• Ensure safety while optimizing OEE through a mixture of reactive and proactive work, including frequent troubleshooting and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) of hydraulics/pneumatics, web handling/converting, continuous ink jet printing, calendaring, sensors/sequences, and more
• Own and account for manufacturing equipment for the Electrode manufacturing processes, working cross-functionally with Process Engineering, Production, Maintenance, EHS, and more to ensure daily objectives are met
• Lead equipment support to realize new/innovative/improved manufacturing processes to full scale production
• Work on PFMEA and equipment readiness with the manufacturing engineering team to build robustness into equipment
• Create and refine Predictive/Preventative Maintenance and Critical Spare Part Lists for equipment

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in equipment engineering and/or manufacturing engineering
• Experience with LOTO, industrial safety, and hazard analysis--along with a willingness to drive safe operations
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting common manufacturing equipment components (hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, etc.) and a passion for problem solving
• Experience with one or more of following fields: battery cell manufacturing, roll to roll manufacturing equipment, automated mechanical assembly, calendaring/pressing, converting, paper processing, steel rolling/milling, or biaxial orientation
• Experience with new equipment installations and new product startups
• Experience writing production documentation: Maintenance Manuals, SOPs, checklists, flow diagrams, etc.
• Data skills for RCCA and benchmarking current OEE
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills as well as the ability to work and manage time independently

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

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.