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Tesla Sr. Manufacturing Engineer Body White Megafactory 
United States, California, Lathrop 
747070253

06.04.2025
What You’ll Do
  • Develop manufacturing equipment and processes from pilot prototypes to full scale ramp
  • Determine and procure equipment that is necessary for all manufacturing processes used to build the product
  • Work with equipment integrators to design and manufacture equipment and fixtures for medium to high-volume production
  • Manage suppliers during specification, design, buyoff and installation of manufacturing equipment
  • Characterize and validate new equipment and fixtures for introduction to the production floor
  • Determine layout of production workstations for product flow, ergonomics, and efficiency
  • Perform process analysis, DOE (design of experiments), PFMEA, line balancing activities, and capacity modeling/simulation
  • Provide DFM (design for manufacturability) input to design team for process and yield improvements
  • Create detailed manufacturing instructions to train technicians and line operators on new processes and equipment
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 10+ years working in a body in white manufacturing environment and experience leading a team of engineers in a manufacturing setting
  • Experience with MIG & spot welding, bolting, and riveting joints
  • Experience with robot programming, backup, and restoration for Fanuc
  • Experience with PLC programming (Siemens), troubleshooting, and configuration
  • Experience in developing electrical schematics is a plus
  • Experience creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment
  • Experience introducing new products and new processes from a prototype environment to a production environment
  • Experience providing design for manufacturability and automation with experience designing production line layouts in AutoCAD
  • Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks or CATIA)