Staff Equipment Engineer, Paint Shop

Company: Tesla Motors
Location: Fremont
Posted on: May 25, 2023

Job Description:

The Role
The successful Equipment Engineer candidate will gain broad-based industrial maintenance experience, encompassing Electrical/PLC, Robotics, Mechanical, Welding, Machining, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Conveyor systems, etc. Must be willing to tackle whatever technical challenge presents itself and be willing to assist and learn from others in their areas of expertise.

Responsibilities
---Develop the manufacturing equipment and processes.
---Work with cross-functional teams throughout the entire product and process lifecycle.
---You will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Controls, Quality and Production to take the equipment into the full capacity production requirements, with new equipment and update existing equipment designs to meet new production needs.
---Track OEE and Unplanned Downtime and measures to improve week to week and quarter over quarter.
---Identifying the constraints of the system and creating objectives and plans to rectify and add reliability.
---Develop equipment specifications for upgrade and capacity planning.
---Work on Vendor selection processes to help develop the projects that will bring the P&F system up to the capacity required and OEE required for future SP operations.
---Project Planning of new installations of P&F equipment.
---Develop/improve training and spares programs for equipment, current and new.
---Develop/Improve on Preventative and Predictive maintenance documentation, schedule and have published on Flux.
---Supporting new model / equipment launches as required.
---Design manufacturing equipment and fixtures, details and jigs for repair, testing
---Drive design for manufacturability new concepts on auxiliary equipment i.e. lifters, carriers, robots.
---Collaborate with small teams on in-house development of continuous improvement initiatives and KPIs.
---Closely collaborate with external equipment integrators on custom conveyance upgrades.

Requirements
---BS Degree on Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience (Other Technical Disciplines are also encouraged to apply)
---Experience with multiple new equipment installations
---Experience with multiple new product startups
---5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience
---Experience developing manufacturing equipment for new and unique products
---Experience transitioning equipment or fixtures from prototype to production
---Strong mechanical fabrication and machine shop skills/knowledge preferred.
---Controls experience including PLC programming knowledge preferred
---Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment (APQP is a plus)
---Extensive project management experience
---Exemplary verbal and written communication skills

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