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Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Battery R&D

Tesla is looking to hire a Manufacturing Engineering Technician to contribute to the
development and deployment of specialized processes and equipment for our
cutting-edge Battery products. Battery development is at the heart of our
company, and this is an exciting opportunity to work directly on the central
challenges with electric vehicles – battery cost and performance. Tesla is a
demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work with a highly
motivated team on extremely challenging projects.

Responsibilities
  • Regularly collaborate with Design
  • and Manufacturing engineers
  • Participate in assembly process
  • reviews
  • Support development and optimization
  • of manufacturing processes, quality controls and equipment specifications
  • Support the installation and
  • commissioning of electromechanical equipment
  •  Help develop training material, and train
  • key personnel
  • Support process and equipment
  • validation, utilizing metrology, destructive, and non-destructive testing
  • Help develop test criteria and
  • collaborate on test fixture designs
  • Summarize and present findings to a
  • team of your peers
  • Respond to equipment maintenance
  • issues
  • Collaborate across teams/departments
  • to support and share new standards/knowledge

Requirements

  • 2+ years’ work experience in a similar technical role
  • AS in a technical topic or equivalent progress towards a BS degree is preferred. 
  • Experience with electromechanical systems
  • Able to converse technically with engineers, and external vendors
  • Proficient with hand-tools and fixture assembly
  •  Initiative and problem-solving skills, ability to work independently
  • Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
  • Experience working in an industrial/manufacturing environment
  • Excellent communication skills, organized, and detail oriented
  • Able to interpret technical documentation and drawings
  • Experience creating documentation and technical reports using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  •  Understanding of electronic circuits and systems, conductors, isolators, dielectric materials, is a plus
  • Experience with or exposure to CAD software 2D (AutoCAD) and 3D (SolidWorks, CATIA) CAD is a plus
  • Experience with conventional machining and other fabrication processes, 3D printing experience is a plus
  • Ability to travel between Tesla facilities and vendors (domestic and international) is a plus