Tesla · 1 day ago
Sr. Equipment Engineer, Cell Electrode
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $168K/yr
5+ years expTesla is seeking a hands-on Equipment Engineer to improve and maintain manufacturing equipment for their battery cell pilot production. The role involves optimizing equipment readiness and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) through troubleshooting and long-term improvement projects.
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Responsibilities
Ensure safety while optimizing OEE through a mixture of reactive and proactive work, including frequent troubleshooting and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) of hydraulics/pneumatics, web handling/converting, continuous ink jet printing, calendaring, sensors/sequences, and more
Own and account for manufacturing equipment for the Electrode manufacturing processes, working cross-functionally with Process Engineering, Production, Maintenance, EHS, and more to ensure daily objectives are met
Lead equipment support to realize new/innovative/improved manufacturing processes to full scale production
Work on PFMEA and equipment readiness with the manufacturing engineering team to build robustness into equipment
Create and refine Predictive/Preventative Maintenance and Critical Spare Part Lists for equipment
Qualification
Required
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ years of hands-on industry experience in equipment engineering and/or manufacturing engineering
Experience with LOTO, industrial safety, and hazard analysis--along with a willingness to drive safe operations
Hands-on experience with troubleshooting common manufacturing equipment components (hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, etc.) and a passion for problem solving
Experience with one or more of following fields: battery cell manufacturing, roll to roll manufacturing equipment, automated mechanical assembly, calendaring/pressing, converting, paper processing, steel rolling/milling, or biaxial orientation
Experience with new equipment installations and new product startups
Experience writing production documentation: Maintenance Manuals, SOPs, checklists, flow diagrams, etc
Data skills for RCCA and benchmarking current OEE
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills as well as the ability to work and manage time independently
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.
10001+ employees
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