Manufacturing Engineer, Material Flow
Job Category
Manufacturing
Location
AUSTIN, Texas
Req. ID
228682
Job Type
Full-time
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What to Expect What You’ll Bring
This Manufacturing Engineer will design material flow for global factory design projects for vehicle and energy products. This role focuses on the end-to-end design of raw material and WIP flow, from concept design through handoff of a fully detailed plan to Operations. This role will design the inbound loading area, provide material handling headcount estimates, make equipment recommendations for forklift-free operations, and ensure the lineside space is efficiently designed.
- Develop End to End Material Flow Design for the entirety of the Bill of Materials for new products and new factories/expansions, while optimizing variables such as factory space, labor and throughput.
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, packaging and supply chain to drive Design for Manufacturability in future programs early in the design phase
- Develop process designs that form the basis of high-volume production lines and support Tesla’s industry-leading dimensional quality of the vehicles produced
- Design innovative material flow strategies for a wide variety of materials for all production lines
- Integrate forklift-free delivery strategies to support safety and drive efficiency.
- Participate in the development and review of early project planning documents such as project timelines, Requests for Quotations, FMEA’s and Safety Risk Assessments
- Arrange and participate in line design reviews of robot and tooling simulations, cycle time plans, and general line layout, driving optimization towards fundamental engineering limits
- Improve/ Design models to aid with predicting material handling labor, warehouse space and material handling equipment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, and efficiency metrics during factory design
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- Have working knowledge of Design for Manufacturability
- Strong familiarity with structured problems solving methodologies (DMAIC, 8D, etc.)
- 3D CAD experience in reviewing and modifying 3D models of tooling and product
- Good understanding of BOMs, manufacturability, process design, process validation, assembly
- Methods, design reviews and cost reduction methodologies
- Experienced with AUTOCAD, CATIA or other similar software/tools
- Experienced with Excel (VBA Plus) and visualization tools
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 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
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.