Industrial Engineer

What To Expect
Tesla is looking for a highly motivated engineer to contribute to implementing and sustaining Industrial Engineering principles to the total manufacturing process of our cutting-edge Model S/X/3/Y Powertrain at Gigafactory Nevada. As an Industrial Engineer at Tesla, the primary responsibility is to optimize the manufacturing and material flow process by leveraging a detailed understanding of the factory objectives and collaborating with internal and external teams. This role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the world-class manufacturing facility in Nevada, working in a demanding and fast-paced environment to improve critical subsystems of an exciting product.

What You'll Do

Support work measurement studies for production equipment, conveyance, and human work to optimize operational efficiency and productivity for the engineering stakeholders. Use data to identify value-adding and non-value-adding tasks in operations and streamline processes by providing line-balancing options and eliminating redundant tasks

Conduct capacity studies and static sensitivity analyses to identify factors impacting line throughput (OEE, OLE, Headcount, number of material handling equipment) and make recommendations for improvement

Create operating plans for all production lines, including labor requirements, breaking strategies, and shift schedules using linear programming, and assess headcount addition/removal requests based on line needs and requirements

Partner with cross-functional teams, including Operations Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance, to develop and implement optimized solutions

Provide support for high-level decision-making through statistical hypothesis testing, linear programming, Monte Carlo simulations, and simple excel data analysis

Collaborate with the simulation team to provide key input data for 3-D modeling and occasionally develop discrete event simulation models to gain deeper insight into current and future shop characteristics

Conduct options analysis for existing line optimization and new line installations and estimate resource requirements for factory footprint expansion projects

What You'll Bring

Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or equivalent experience

Track record of excellence in current and prior roles

Experience as part of a project team prioritizing multiple continuous improvement projects

Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines

Competency with Microsoft Office suite, specifically high proficiency with Excel

Distinguishing experiences/skills: 2D/3D CAD, lean manufacturing, work measurement, analytics (SQL, Tableau), discrete event simulation, operations research, lean manufacturing, scale manufacturing experience

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:

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)

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

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