Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Electrode Mixing

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What to Expect

Tesla’s Cell Engineering group is looking for a highly motivated engineer to lead manufacturing engineering efforts integral to Tesla’s dry battery process. This individual should be an experienced engineer with experience commissioning new equipment and complex processes. This hire will be responsible for global equipment. In addition, this individual will lead a global equipment/process team with significant importance to the dry mixing process wherein new equipment is proposed, tested, improved, and implemented globally.

This hire will join a cross-functional engineering team responsible for the development lifecycle and launch to manufacturing of cell electrode mixing. You will be the key interface to our operations and maintenance teams at all sites globally as a mixing manufacturing engineering expert. You will mentor more junior engineers and train them to become effective.

What You’ll Do

• This role will invent, develop, scale up and optimize battery manufacturing equipment, focused heavily on anode and cathode mixing. This role will be particularly focused on anode processes at first. In addition, this individual will help to integrate this equipment into our overall anode and cathode processes
• Lead a global anode process equipment expert team
• Lead commissioning of new equipment and processes and anode and cathode dry mixing
• Thoroughly learn and understand existing processes and equipment to address ongoing technical challenges and identify step-change improvement opportunities, including blank-slate concepts
• Lead design, development, and implementation of equipment modifications, improvements, and next generation tools from proof of concept through to full scale production to enable improved battery performance and/or cost
• Validate and characterize performance of newly implemented designs to establish controls for critical parameters and improve process robustness
• Execute DoEs to optimize process conditions
• Lead mixing vendor development projects
• Use data analysis tools to interpret and present validation data
• Optionally lead 1-4 young engineers/interns

What You’ll Bring

• The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join a highly motivated and capable team to make unbelievable things become reality
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in mechanical, chemical, civil engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in engineering
• Hands on experience commissioning new processes/equipment
• Powder manufacturing or battery materials experience preferred
• Mechanical equipment design preferred
• Prior experience in operations desirable
• Preferred advanced-level 3D CAD design experience
• Proven strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to equipment design and process development for high volume manufacturing
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to perform basic FEA for design validation
• Structured thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Desire to participate and be a leader in an exciting team

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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