Construction Project Manager Cell Infrastructure jobs at Tesla in United States, Fremont

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• Manage cross-functional programs from end-to-end, covering a range of areas across vehicle engineering; coordinating with vehicle, hardware and firmware teams. Scope of projects range from complete new product programs to very specific advanced technology development projects
• Lead multiple advanced technology development projects to inform future vehicle design; coordinate engineering teams for technical deep-dives and global supply managers for cost analysis
• Demonstrate critical thinking by making data driven decisions that advance the critical pieces of technology to Tesla’s mission
• Develop and manage project plans and ensure on-time delivery with aggressive timelines
• Define and drive the schedule for upcoming new project launches, new technology development milestones and sustaining programs
• Constantly work to evolve our processes and systems towards increasing precision and dependability, while still maintaining the agility that has gotten Tesla to where we are now
• Master documentation to track ongoing status of projects and issues ensuring that they are completed in a timely manner

• Currently pursuing a Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field of study with a graduation date between 2025 - 2026
• Must be able to relocate and work on site in Fremont, CA
• Experience in fast paced environment with exposure to end-to-end product deployment — from concept through development and successful launch
• Strong usage of project management tools such as JIRA, confluence, MS tool suite, Tableau
• Full-stack web development skills in Django, React, and Python preferred
• Experience with mechatronics/robotics/vision systems preferred
• Excellent organization and delegation skills with ability to own the product roadmap and schedule with a track record of delivering projects on-time
• Experience within manufacturing and supply chain is a plus

As a Construction Manager, you will be playing a critical role in managing and executing construction projects from start to finish. You will work closely with members of the Project Management, Infrastructure Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement, and Plant Operations departments from install through start of production. This role will supervise all on-site construction including scheduling of trade contractors, vendor tool installations, resolving day to day construction issues, performing day to day inspections to ensure compliance with plans and specifications while tracking project schedule and budget.

• Develop project scopes for execution across Electrical, Controls, Mechanical, Process, Life Safety, Civil, and Architectural work
• Lead construction and startup systems, review designs for constructability, and quickly resolve technical barriers
• Monitor project costs and expenses, comparing actuals against the budget while also Identifying cost-saving opportunities and suggest value engineering alternatives
• Track and review contractor invoices. Create, manage, update, and enforce overall project schedule based off project documents. Compare and track baseline from actual and report variances. Familiarity with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• Track and review contractor invoices. Create, manage, update, and enforce overall project schedule based off project documents. Compare and track baseline from actual and report variances. Familiarity with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• Must be experienced in reading, interpreting, and implementing Contract Documents and Specifications. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, local authorities, industry standards, and codes. Be able to communicate and coordinate with all project stakeholders from contractors, Design/Engineering, and QA/Commissioning teams

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• 5 years of experience in commercial construction, project management, or engineering
• Strong knowledge of construction practices, codes, regulations, and safety protocols
• Ability to problem solve, multitask, and prioritize project objectives
• Experience managing projects in large manufacturing or industrial environments

• Work with automation software, databases, virtual machines, and other applications that enable manufacturing in our various factories

• Monitor availability taking holistic view of system health

• Measure and optimize system performance

• Provide operational support and engineering for several large-scale distributed software applications

• Design and implement automation for managing the deployment and upgrades of large-scale manufacturing software applications

• Define Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans for the various software deployments

• Improve observability of industrial automation software through metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting

• Design infrastructure, systems and application architecture

Chemical Engineering

• In this role, interns work directly with engineers and engineering technician on one of areas including mass and energy balance model development, new equipment at mini pilot/pilot scale design-built-commission, and engineering test planning and execution. Seeking candidates with experience with mass and energy balance using Excel and process modeling software like Aspen, SysCAD, HSC.

Crystallization Chemical Engineering

• This internship offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the early stages of a groundbreaking project. You will be supporting the crystallization team, working with engineering and operation departments to prepare for plant commissioning and start-up. Additionally, you will be interfacing with other refinery process areas to assist in making this refinery a success.

Cell Recycling Project Engineering

• As a Project Engineer, will interface with organizations across Tesla, Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Planning, Operations, and the Executive team. You will work alongside existing Project engineers to assist with driving the development and deployment of new battery recycling processes.

Lithium Hydrometallurgy Engineering

• Tesla’s Lithium Hydrometallurgy Team is looking for engineering intern for a novel lithium hydroxide facility. You’ll be working alongside a muti-disciplinary team on the design of a first-of-a-kind plant to ensure readiness for both construction and operations. Seeking a candidate who has had exposure to hydrometallurgical, crystallization/solids separation processes and predictive solution chemistry.

Lab Materials Engineering

• This internship will focus on: materials development, process conceptualization and scale-up. These efforts are designed to improve the speed, efficiency, and environmental performance of battery material manufacture. The success of these initiatives is critical to unlocking a diversified, low-cost, sustainable energy ecosystem. You will join a team focused on recycling and primary metals refining.

Manufacturing Engineering

• This internship will focus on: project development and execution, process conceptualization and scale-up. These efforts are designed to improve the speed, efficiency, and environmental performance of battery material manufacture. You will assist in the day-to-day operation of multiple lab and pilot facilities. You will be a technical contact for one or more process steps and unit operations.

Production Engineering

• As a Production Engineer Intern at Tesla's Lithium Refinery, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the production process of lithium compounds used in the manufacturing of Tesla's electric vehicle batteries. This internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment, where you will work alongside a team of experts to optimize and enhance production processes while adhering to Tesla's commitment to sustainability and quality. Additionally, you will actively support commissioning and startup activities of the new refinery. Seeking candidates with basic knowledge of chemical engineering principles and unit operations. Familiarity with data analysis and statistical tools is advantageous.

Cathode Advanced Manufacturing

• Intern will participate in the development, measurement, and production of new cathode active materials and engineering / troubleshooting of the processes / measurements by which these powders are produced. This requires working in a hands-on capactiy with equipment and cathode materials.

Cathode Pilot Manufacturing Engeineering

• As a pilot line manufacturing intern, you will develop systems for operations, training, dashboard visualization of KPIs, inventory management and automation of manufacturing steps at pilot scale, and eventually be the first on-the-ground, technical point of contact for the understanding of how to scale and sustain cathode production quality at our first manufacturing plant in Austin. In this role you will also work closely with Tesla's teams around cathode manufacturing, material characterization, cell testing etc. to coordinate cross-functional activities that improve process control and product quality.

• Currently pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
• Knowledge of chemistry, thermodynamics, engineering fundamentals, Li-ion batteries, cathode materials, or powder processing
• Proficiency in using engineering software and tools (e.g., MATLAB, AutoCAD, Plant 3D)
• Expereince in ASPEN, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, TwinCat programming
• Experience in a R&D, powder production equipment, or materials development work

• Work as key link between cross functional teams to develop requirements and provide solutions for inline vision inspection systems
• Drive ramp of exciting new products by characterizing baseline vision performance and capability and improve performance as measured by product quality and tool availability
• Ensure manufacturing lines meet uptime, availability, and reliability metrics – OEE, cycle time and quality, and have the sense of urgency on resolution of production issues
• Develop best practices to improve vision system reliability
• Vision software and algorithm development and data analysis using programming languages such as C++, C#, Python or HALCON vision library
• Commissioning and calibrating vision systems and MES system integration
• Organize cross-functional design reviews and highlight body of work
• Collaboration with downstream and upstream process teams and quality team on vision system validation, data correlation, and analysis
• Build request for quotation and manage vendor proposals
• Provide direction and mentorship to third party vendors and Tesla Internal machine building teams

• Degree in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with machine vision systems
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them towards manufacturing process development
• Knowledge in selection of cameras, lenses, optics, lighting, and other hardware for image capture and processing
• Knowledge of camera calibration (e.g., pinhole camera model, lens distortion, MTF of imaging system, gain and exposure setting, etc.)
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and statistical background and ability to understand and explain theory behind vision algorithms
• Experience of image processing (e.g., image enhancement, thresholding, morphology, feature extraction, etc.) is highly desired
• Experience with machine learning applications and image classification by deep learning is highly desired
• Experience in high volume manufacturing is highly desired
• Ability to travel

• Oversee and own the execution of the design development process – from test fit, concept design, management of survey and due diligence, issue for bid (IFB) and issue for construction (IFC) packages with external consultants. Coordinate all technical and business needs required from stakeholders and transform them into a concept drawing based on site-specific conditions
• Managing site survey and due diligence process and findings including but not limited to existing conditions assessments of utilities, utility load analysis, structural conditions, vehicle access studies, and general property conditions assessments
• Leading site walks and conversations with key stakeholders to align on final scope requirements, identify cost impact drivers, creatively provide design solutions to retrofit buildings to Tesla brand standard
• Manage survey, drawing, and permitting schedule with internal and external business partners to ensure deliverables align with internal milestones. Produce design concept documents, presentations drawings and design details
• Lead permitting phase including but not limited to pre-application meetings with AHJ’s (Authorities Having Jurisdiction), Entitlements, Site Plan Approvals, Rezoning, and Conditional Use Permits. Review construction documents, shop drawings and answer RFI’s to ensure execution of the design intent
• Ability to understand and communicate work letters to consultant scope. Demonstrate the agility required to quickly shift focus between tasks to deliver on multiple design projects
• Perform zoning checks and have general knowledge of building codes. Experience in entitlements process is preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of experience in retail, commercial, and/or industrial infrastructure required
• Design Management or Architectural firm experience preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and 3D Sketchup
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally, in writing and through drawings/sketches
• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing knowledge to coordinate utilities with outside consultants
• Excellent time management and communication skills. Detail Oriented. The ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment

• Support project managers with daily tasks, including scheduling, documentation, and coordination of project activities

• Participate in site visits to monitor project progress, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and assist with on-site problem-solving

• Help with the preparation and maintenance of project documentation, including reports, change orders, and meeting minutes

• Facilitate communication between project stakeholders, including subcontractors, suppliers, and team members

• Assist with data entry and analysis related to project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation

• Ensure that construction activities adhere to safety standards, building codes, and company specifications

• Provide general administrative support, including organizing files, scheduling meetings, and preparing presentations

• Currently pursuing a degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask effectively

• Basic knowledge of construction methods and materials; familiarity with software such as MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and project management tools is a plus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and support team goals

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to addressing challenges