Tesla · 3 months ago
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, Castings
Lathrop, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $140K/yrTesla is looking for a highly motivated Equipment Engineer to create manufacturing equipment and processes for their cutting-edge Castings and CNC Machining facility. The role involves designing manufacturing equipment, developing processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new part designs into full production.
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Responsibilities
Design manufacturing equipment and fixtures
Develop manufacturing processes
Drive design for manufacturability
Collaborate with small teams on in-house development of novel and complex automation equipment
Develop specifications for custom automation equipment
Closely collaborate with external equipment integrators on custom automation equipment design
Manage external equipment integrators from equipment development through buyoff
Validate and characterize new equipment and fixtures for production implementation
Create detailed Manufacturing Instructions to document new processes
Design production workstations for ergonomics and efficiency
Qualification
Required
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience with multiple new product startups and new equipment installations
Experience developing automated manufacturing equipment for new and unique products
Experience designing mechanical equipment, fixturing and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks preferred, Catia is also a plus)
Experience transitioning equipment or fixtures from prototype to production
Strong mechanical fabrication and machine shop skills, operating a mill, lathe, welder a plus
Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment (APQP is a plus)
Extensive project management experience
Preferred
Experience working with industrial robots (FANUC, Kuka) preferred
Controls experience including PLC programming knowledge preferred
Benefits
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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