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Tesla Associate Production Engineering Manager Battery Module United States, Nevada, Sparks 474884410
17.04.2025
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What You’ll Do What You’ll Bring
- Manage, mentor and lead a team of Equipment and Process Engineers and Engineering Technicians at Gigafactory Nevada focused on our Battery Module for Model 3/Y
- Build & improve management systems to ensure all equipment operates safely, with high availability & product quality and low cycle time
- Tesla people leaders are responsible for a variety of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assurance functions, including ensuring their teams’ safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, proactively correcting workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations
- Own, report on and drive improvement of area KPI’s including equipment availability, efficiency and cycle time
- Coach engineers to develop and implement equipment upgrades to increase capacity, lower cost and improve yield
- Lead and assist Engineers in resolving unplanned down events and driving permanent RCAs, using the 3D/8D process where applicable
- Make daily resource allocation decisions, balancing competing priorities, to serve the needs of the engineering, maintenance, and production communities
- Serve as backup Engineer for all members of the team both to ensure zero gaps in coverage as well as adequately address issues of escalating complexity
- Collaborate with development manufacturing engineering and controls teams to install and debug new processes and equipment
- Availability for off-hours and weekend calls and support
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 3 + years’ experience leading technical teams within heavily automated, high volume manufacturing facilities, including but not limited to assembly, robotics, etc.
- Exemplary track record of high impact contributions both as an individual Engineer and in a management capacity
- Hands on experience with lean manufacturing principles
- Demonstrated ability to meet commitments and deliver results in a fast-paced technical manufacturing environment
- Ability to manage and execute multiple large-scale projects simultaneously, dynamically adjusting priorities to meet changing business needs
- Outstanding communication skills - both written and verbal
- Experience with application and teaching of structured problem-solving methodology, such as DOE, root cause analysis, etc.
- Experience with mechanical, automation, and controls engineering is highly preferred
- Understanding of equipment component behavior is a plus
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