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Tesla Manufacturing Equipment Engineer Castings 
United States, California, Lathrop 
508937244

13.08.2024
What to Expect

Tesla is looking for a highly motivated EquipmentEngineer to create manufacturing equipment and processes for our cutting edgeCastings and CNC Machining chassis/drive unit manufacturing facility. Tesla isa demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a highlymotivated team on extremely challenging projects. In addition todeveloping manufacturing equipment and processes, Manufacturing Engineers workwith cross-functional teams throughout the entire product lifecycle. You willwork closely with Design Engineering, Quality and Production to take new partdesigns into full production with new equipment and update existing equipmentdesigns to meet new production needs.

What You’ll Do
  • Report to Engineering Manager and lead design ofmanufacturing equipment projects and fixturing.
  • Lead development of new and existingmanufacturing cells with process and controls engineering
  • Drive design for manufacturability
  • Develop specifications for custom automationequipment
  • Closely collaborate with external equipmentintegrators on custom automation equipment design
  • Manage external equipment integrators fromequipment development through buyoff
  • Validate and characterize new equipment andfixtures for production implementation
  • Create detailed Manufacturing Instructions todocument new processes
  • Lead ongoing development of equipment standardsand documentation
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Mechanical or ManufacturingEngineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience with multiple new equipment/product installations/startups
  • 5 plus years of manufacturing engineeringexperience
  • Experience developing manufacturing equipmentfor new and unique products
  • Experience transitioning equipment or fixturesfrom prototype to production
  • Experience developing automated manufacturingequipment
  • Experience with industrial robots (FANUC, Kuka)strongly preferred
  • PLC programming and network knowledge preferred
  • Experience introducing new equipment and newprocesses into a production environment (APQP is a plus)