Manufacturing Engineer, Automation

Tesla
Texas
What To Expect
The Cell Manufacturing Engineering team at Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to contribute to the development and design of battery cell manufacturing equipment.

Battery cells are one of the most complex and challenging components designed and manufactured at Tesla. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Tesla’s world-class manufacturing facilities. Tesla is a demanding and fast-paced environment where you will work on designing and developing a new generation of leading edge, high speed, ultra-high scale automated manufacturing equipment.

In addition to developing and sourcing automated manufacturing equipment, the Manufacturing Equipment Engineer works with cross-functional teams to test, validate, and roll-out equipment to production.

What You'll Do

Take equipment from a rough concept to full productionManage equipment suppliers or internal design teams through development and deployment milestones -RFQ, PO release, FDR, FAT, SAT, SOPDevelop line layouts, station requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.) and equipment timing chartsDevelop material flow strategy within factory and identify utilities needed and utility distribution strategy (PDPs, compressed air, process water, etc.)Complete failure mode and analysis (FMEA) on different stages of manufacturing equipmentOversee equipment installation and coordinate with building and utilities teamProvide all necessary documentation, including manufacturing instructions, spare parts lists, maintenance plans, electrical drawings, and related materials, train relevant team members on equipment usage, hand over the equipment to the sustaining production team

What You'll Bring

Degree or Equivalent Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering 5+ years of related experience developing and launching new manufacturing equipmentExperience with large manufacturing lines implementationExperience with industrial engineering concepts—such as line balancing and timing chartsGood mechanical aptitude and understanding of tolerance stack upUnderstanding of manufacturing equipment safety systems (Safety PLCs, safety category requirements, robot safety, safety guarding, light curtains, LOTO, etc.)Strong familiarity with structured problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and 8DExperience with developing layouts in AutoCAD and support of designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (SolidWorks preferred)Experience with PCBA electronic design and firmware/software development. Additionally, familiarity of PLC controls (Allen Bradley, Siemens, and/or Beckhoff) Ability to develop firmware/software specification for User Interface systems

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

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Posted 2026-08-19

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