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Tesla Sr. Joining Engineer Fremont Central Manufacturing Engineering Night Shift 
United States, California, Fremont 
52311013

10.04.2025
What You’ll Do
  • Single point of contact in all Fremont BIW shops for joining engineering, such as: equipment installation, equipment operation, joint development, maintenance escalation, standardization, and breakdown resolution
  • Optimize joining processes to improve quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Robot path optimization, sequencing, parameter setup
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as maintenance, quality, process to ensure process stability and performance
  • Project support during factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, validation, and transfer of ownership to production teams related to manufacturing engineering CapEx projects
  • Joint development & validation: creating & validating parameters and joining schedules for unique stack-ups and joints in all joining applications (coupon testing & optimization)
  • Conduct feasibility studies for cost reduction, quality improvement, efficiency improvement & implement countermeasures to achieve best-in-class joining performance
  • Structure improvement & standardization plans with long term vision to achieve company and department objectives
  • Study technologies to expert-level of understanding, utilizing internal & external technical resources to fully understand, teach and lead new / newly implemented technologies
  • Support / assist Maintenance in troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures. Provide technical training to maintenance, production, and other internal resource groups
  • Working in a hands-on capacity in a production environment to fully understand scope, impact, and associated challenges. Provide technical support to production, maintenance, quality, and other groups as required
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience with joining equipment and processes for BIW automotive: Self piercing rivet, remote welding, spot welding, material dispensing and brazing
  • Able to work AWS night shift (12hr shift) in production and office environment
  • Experience in the automotive BIW industry is highly preferred
  • Proficient in 2D & 3D software to read diagrams and joining content related to product design
  • Understanding of quality control systems, 6-sigma, lean manufacturing
  • Kuka & Fanuc experience for day-to-day joining process (robot path & position teaching is a plus)
  • Proven interpersonal skills and ability to objectively resolve conflict within a large group
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Able to work flexible hours and schedules as required