Maintenance Engineer, Cell Materials

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What to Expect

The Maintenance Engineer is primarily responsible for the design of maintenance procedures, tooling retrofits, performance improvements, and deployment of new processes/equipment. The selected candidate assumes full ownership of specific equipment technologies and maintaining them for use with the highest standards of safety, quality, and output.  The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer works closely with Tesla’s internal Sustaining Engineering, Product Design, Operations, Safety, Facilities, Quality, NPI, and Process Engineering teams. Coordinates cross-functional activities for day to day issue problem solving and corrective action execution.The Maintenance & Reliability Engineer is also responsible for root cause investigations, TPM philosophy, and implementation of rotating and mechanical integrity programs. 

What You’ll Do

• Oversee, initiate, and provide maintenance strategy improvement activities in line with production-limiting events, planned outages, and sustaining corrective actions 
• Oversee the development of a Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) program for current, and future commissioning equipment lines; and the establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with management needs 
• Manage the corrective action and countermeasure planning directives for repetitive and rare production equipment limiters; and engage the correct cross-functional teams for corrective action planning and implementation 
• Optimize product flow and line efficiency by designing or improving tools, jigs, stations, work methods and ergonomics using the 5S methodology regarding the maintaining and sustaining of industrial production equipment. 
• Work closely with Manufacturing Equipment Engineering team, and Maintenance teams to initiate, and plan for critical, routine, and preventative maintenance plans for existing and new equipment line commissioning. 
• Identify and drive continuous improvement and cost reduction programs. 
• Drive other projects as needed by management or as business needs change 

What You’ll Bring

• BS Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing/Reliability Engineering, or equivalent experience. 
• 2+ years of hands-on mechanical and electrical experience in a production environment; or in a plant industrial maintenance role 
• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical and pneumatic schematics; and modifications of such 
• Ability to work flexible scheduling and hours as production and maintenance needs change; this may include days, evenings, and flexible weekends for support 
• Experience with, and development of technical drawing, writings and/or GD&T is preferred 
• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively achieve results with multiple vendors and internal and external customers; demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams. 

Compensation and Benefits

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.

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