Senior Manufacturing Engineer Mechanical Design, Paint (m/f/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency. Gigafactory Berlin forms the perfect basis for rolling out Tesla's incredible success story in Europe. The most important pillar for this is our employees. Their passion, motivation, and engagement ensure that we achieve our goals. We are looking for you to continue and expand this success story together.

The Role

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer Mechanical Design in the Paint Shop, you are responsible for Design Engineering from concept to End of Life as well as problem solving of existing equipment and processes within the shop. Typical commodities include skids, fixtures, jigs, and gages. Furthermore, you will partake in a wide range of engineering aspects. Team members typically play roles as experts for each production process and its equipment. Each team member typically uses their expertise to complement the team. You shall report to the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering within the Paint Shop Team. The successful candidate will have technical knowledge and Manufacturing Engineering experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment specifically, experience in managing new product and technology introductions, equipment projects (new installations) and process optimization, upgrades, and modifications. You should follow a first-principle approach and be hands-on. Looking into improving processes and equipment by design is desired. Driving continuous improvement inside Paint and interfacing areas to other shops is a must. You will have the opportunity to learn a lot and have a great impact on Tesla’s mission.

• Lead the design and launch of manufacturing lines, overseeing the entire process from bid package development to handover to operations. This includes vendor selection, front-end engineering design, design reviews, fabrication, acceptance testing, construction, installation, and commissioning.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to scope, schedule, and budget. Procure equipment, closely monitor budget costs, and track project schedules.
• Develop comprehensive manufacturing strategies for new projects by conducting detailed feasibility studies, project timing assessments, and cost estimate studies.
• Collaborate with the product design team to ensure the implementation of flexible, cost-effective, robust, and reusable processes and equipment
• Take full ownership of the mechanical part design life cycle, from conception and analysis to 3D CAD design and bill of materials (BOM) management.
• Create prototypes and provide support for the development of manufacturing processes and automation.
• Coordinate continuous improvement initiatives to capture project lessons learned and facilitate knowledge transfer within the team and organization
• Conduct DFMEA, PFMEA, and Fault Tree analysis for skids, jigs, and fixtures
• Conduct root cause analysis for design, manufacturing, and field issues * Travel is expected - e.g. for vendor visits, equipment installation and commissioning