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What to ExpectW e are actively ramping 4680 cell manufacturing and will be doubling production capacity within the next two years. If you’ve ever wanted to leave your fingerprints on a technology that is reshaping the energy landscape, this is that moment.
As an Equipment Engineer at Tesla, you will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing equipment for our advanced battery cell manufacturing processes. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to building a world-class manufacturing facility from the ground up in a fast-paced and demanding environment. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams — including Engineering, Quality, and Process — to take new products from initial design through prototype development to full production. Your work will involve optimizing equipment and processes, ensuring safety, and driving continuous improvements in a critical subsystem of innovative products.
What You’ll Do
- Drive quantified OEE, Availability, MTTR, and MTBF improvements through structured continuous improvement projects in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Apply first-principles mechanical engineering thinking to troubleshoot and solve complex, ambiguous equipment failures hands-on, at the machine level
- Own the full lifecycle of equipment design and re-design projects — from concept and fabrication through installation, validation, and production ramp — including managing bidding, quoting, and vendor relationships
- Design and modify automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical systems, and motion controls
- Create Solid Works (or CATIA) models and tooling drawings to support equipment changes
- Rapidly prototype equipment design improvements using 3D printing, shop fabrication, and iterative bench testing
- Apply poka-yoke and mistake-proofing principles to deliver robust, production-ready solutions at speed
- Develop preventive maintenance procedures, comprehensive spares lists, and detailed operating and repair instructions; train operators and technicians to ensure sustainable, self-sufficient production teams
- Lead initiatives to improve safety and ergonomics of production equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices
- Integrate equipment with the plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and leverage data to monitor performance and prioritize improvement opportunities
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of US-based hands-on work experience as a Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineer with a focus on automation or electromechanical systems
- Minimum 1–2 equipment design or equipment re-design projects with demonstrated ownership
- Minimum 1–2 OEE improvement projects — quantified results required
- Proven experience in ramping equipment into high-volume manufacturing, including automation, hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical systems, and motion controls
- Hands-on experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment; strongly preferred backgrounds include
- Proficiency in CAD design tools such as Solid Works (CATIA is a plus)
