Overview
On Site
Full Time
Skills
Energy
Computer Hardware
Optimization
Collaboration
NPI
Supply Chain Management
Quality Improvement
Roadmaps
Workflow
Documentation
Management
Specification Gathering
Change Management
Cost Reduction
Design For Manufacturability
DFA
Artificial Intelligence
Physics
Leadership
Manufacturing
MASS
Statistics
Data Analysis
Statistical Process Control
Scripting
MATLAB
Python
JMP
R
Minitab
GD&T
FMEA
RCCA
Plant Lifecycle Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Technical Communication
Reporting
Presentations
Semiconductors
Mechanical Engineering
Assembly
Welding
Power Electronics
PPO
Payroll
Health Care
FSA
Finance
Apache Flex
Legal
Insurance
Job Details
A rare opening to lead an Austin-based design group- as Engineering Manager responsible for new product launches & sustaining improvement on our transformative cylindrical cell platform. This position offers outsized mission leverage to deliver affordable & exhilarating vehicles accelerating planet Earth's renewable energy revolution! Vertically-integrated engineering teams (from refining to recycling- electrode through vehicle- hardware and software) makes this unlike any other opportunity to design for extreme speed, precision, and volume with vast internal data and super-aligned partners.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the group of 4+ factory-based design engineers focused on launch, ramp, and optimization of Tesla's production 4680s
- Foster respect & seamless collaboration with partner teams (Manufacturing, Process, Quality, NPI, Qualification, Supply Chain, Battery Pack) to tackle rate, yield, scrap & reliability issues
- Master-level expertise in our cell design and the factories that build it
- Routinely connect with Bay Area counterpart managers to elevate org practice and transition projects from development / pilot maturity to mass-production scale
- Leverage troves of factory data to steer immediate design, process and quality improvement efforts, plus longer-term product / equipment roadmap decisions
- Drive creation of new tools, protocols, workflows, and documentation to increase mass-production sustaining rigor
- Oversee refinement of product specs, DFMEA, and change management systems
- Lead cross-functional response to emergent issues (yield excursions, failures, etc.)
- Stimulate cost reduction / DFM / DFA projects and ensure execution
- Support factory intelligence development initiatives; hold constant vigilance for integrating modern AI tools to unlock new efficiency or capability paradigms
Requirements
- Degree or relevant experience in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related specialization
- 8 years industry experience + minimum 2 years demonstrated leadership of other engineers
- 5 years background in design and manufacturing of high-volume precision products
- Sharp engineering 1st principles, a quantitative mindset, and a track record of successful mass production factory launches
- Expert in tolerancing, statistics, and data analysis methods (SPC / Black Belt proficiency)
- Competence in scripting (eg. MATLAB, Python, JMP, R, Minitab)
- Familiarity with pillars of manufactured product execution (CAE, GD&T, FMEA, RCCA, PLM)
- Exceptional technical communication (live reporting, written form, and presentation of data)
- Cells, batteries, semiconductors, integrated circuits, automotive, food & beverage, displays
- Automated mechanical assembly, metal forming / welding, web handling, power electronics
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
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