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What to Expect What You’ll Do What You’ll Bring
The team is responsible for developing a Factory Design which supports seamless integration between production, Material Flow, construction, and facilities teams. Innovation is expected. Through a detailed understanding of the high-level factory objectives and extensive collaboration with the internal and external teams designing individual factory components, this team ensures that the Factory Design as whole achieves all of Tesla’s objectives.
The ideal candidate will excel in a demanding and fast-paced environment where they will work as part of a strong, agile, and highly motivated team to accomplish some of the most ambitious projects being attempted in any industry today. A successful applicant will take pride in their thoroughness, analytical ability, organizational skills, and team mentality. The candidate will be able to think at a systems level about ambiguous problems and use strong logic to develop models that drive optimal Factory Design decisions.
- Display a positive attitude and practice strong work ethics that reflects the mission, philosophy and goals of Tesla
- Develop End to End Material Flow Design for the entirety of the Bill of Materials for new products and new factories/expansions, while optimizing variables such as factory space, labor and throughput
- Design innovative Material Flow strategies for a wide variety of materials for all production lines
- Integrate forklift-free delivery strategies to support safety and drive efficiency
- Improve/ Design models to aid with predicting material handling labor, warehouse space and material handling equipment
- Perform Capacity Planning calculations to ensure accurate resource & equipment planning for the designed system
- Collaborate with cross functional teams comprising of Packaging Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance and more, to ensure the right strategies of Material Flow designs are implemented
- Challenge the assumptions behind manufacturing designs, and base recommendations of design on first principles approach
- Develop innovative, cost-effective solutions with the packaging team for part presentation, packing density, and sustainability in automated and manual solutions
- Design conceptual warehouse configurations to aid with analysis and perform clash detection analysis for Material Flow routes in the factory footprint to ensure smooth flow of materials
- 2+ years of industrial, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering experience with emphasis on Material Flow, supply chain, and process improvement
- BS or MS Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and/or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive projects with diverse teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Experience quantitatively solving ambiguous problems at a systems level
- Extensive detailed analysis experience to make data-driven decisions and summarize results for executives
- Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
- Extensive experience with Excel (VBA a plus)
- Experience with layouts in AutoCAD
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:
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.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
