Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, Powerwall

A Manufacturing Equipment Engineer in the Production Engineering team will be a part of operating, sustaining, and improving some of the most automated Manufacturing Equipment in the world. The best candidate for the position has a high aptitude to learn new skillsets in the position. The expectation is that engineers will start with strengths in a given field (AUTOCAD, robotics, PLC Programming, vision, Python, HMI scripting, etc) and then learn all other areas from those who work with them. This role requires capability across the board to sustain all parts of the automated equipment.

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, orequivalent experience
• Experience with PLC programming, troubleshooting andconfiguration.  Good overall computer skills with demonstratedability in Siemens programming language is preferred
• Experience commissioning and improvingEquipment.  Have a demonstrated track record of Overall EquipmentEffectiveness (OEE) improvement, Preventative and Predictive Maintenanceactivities, preferred
• Robotics maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization &teaching, preferred
• 3+ years in a highly automated, high volume manufacturingfacility, good understanding of Computerized Maintenance Management System(CMMS), Safety, Ergonomics, Change Point Management, Spare Parts Management, isa plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and an aptitude forlearning systems quickly.  Able to utilize structured problem-solvingtechniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W) or Eight Disciplines(8D).  Able to resolve high level performance issues into addressableactions, preferred
• Able to read and interpret basic mechanical drawings andelectrical schematics, experience developing and improving HMI’s, FanucRobotics / Ignition Experience, preferred
• Strong ability to work and communicate effectively withteam and peers within a manufacturing and engineering organization as well ascross-functional teams.  This includes excellent communicationskills: written and verbal
• Creative capacity for developing new ways to do thingsbetter, cheaper, faster in alignment with the Tesla approach to revolutionaryproduct development, is a plus
• Passion for making fantastic new products and usingtesting to enable an engineering organization to achieve outstanding quality, reliability,and excellence.  Willing to perform shift work (nights and weekends)and overtime as required