What To Expect
Tesla is seeking a motivated Process Engineer to support Gigafactory New York’s Production Control Team. This role focuses on the end-to-end design, configuration, and sustainment of raw material flow, from concept design to launch and audit. This role will design, implement, and model labor requirements, measure success, audit results, and continuously improve the storage and flow of materials at Gigafactory New York. This role requires a solid understanding of warehousing fundamentals. It is critical for a successful candidate to solve problems using first principles analysis and exercise aggressive design optimization and data to justify design and improvements.

The Process Engineer will be responsible for developing and improving the current factory process and design, which supports seamless integration between production, raw goods storage, and material flow. Innovation is expected through a detailed understanding of high-level factory objectives and extensive collaboration with internal and external teams.

The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. They will take pride in their thoroughness, analytical ability, organizational skills, and team mentality. In addition, the candidate will be able to think at a systems level about ambiguous problems and use strong logic to develop models that drive optimal solutions and decisions.

What You'll Do

Develop/Improve end-to-end material flow design for the production control team while optimizing factory and warehouse space, labor, and throughput variables

Design innovative material flow strategies for various materials for all production lines

Integrate effective delivery strategies to support safety and drive efficiency

Improve/Design models to aid with predicting material handling labor, warehouse space, and material handling equipment

Collaborate with cross-functional teams comprising Packaging Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and more, to ensure the right strategies and designs are implemented

Challenge the assumptions behind manufacturing designs and base design recommendations on the first principles approach

Collaborate with Manufacturing and Factory Design layout teams to design detailed lineside layouts for materials

Develop innovative, cost-effective solutions with the packaging team for part presentation, packing density, and sustainability in automated and manual solutions

Design conceptual warehouse configurations to aid with analysis

Perform clash detection analysis for material flow routes in the factory footprint to ensure a smooth flow of materials

What You'll Bring

4+ years of industrial, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering experience emphasizing material flow/supply chain/process improvement (internship experience will be considered)

Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience

Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive projects with diverse teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment

Experience quantitatively solving ambiguous problems at a systems level

Extensive detailed analysis experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives

Extensive experience with Excel

Experience with layouts in AutoCAD

Experience with data visualization/analysis software such as Tableau, SQL, MySql, and PowerBi

Ability to walk long distances and stand for periods

Ability to lift up to 25 pounds infrequently

Benefits
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:

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

Expected Compensation

Associate Process Engineer - $75,600 - $113,400/annual salary

Process Engineer - $93,600 - $140,400/annual salary

Sr Process Engineer - $108,000 - $162,000/annual salary

+ cash and stock awards + benefits for all levels

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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