What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer, Body in White position at Tesla?
The Body-in-White Process Engineer will be responsible for sustaining, optimizing, and redesigning manufacturing processes, tools, and fixtures. This role requires experience working hands-on in a production environment to fully achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost targets, and internal customer requirements. This includes analysis & optimization of cycle time, process layout & design, ergonomics, and various other process-related influences. The Process Engineer assists the daily operation of every process, acting as the process leader across 4 shifts operating 24-7.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, design, and optimize new production processes to ensure safety while maximizing yield, capacity, and cost effectiveness to enable the build of world-class vehicles
- Develop and modify existing line layouts, processes, and fixtures to improve material flow, waste reduction, value-stream mapping, and ergonomics by utilizing Lean Manufacturing best practices
- Support the transition of a product from concept to pilot line production and into mass manufacturing
- Partner with Equipment Engineering to ensure equipment cycle time objectives are properly balanced by the needs of the production workforce
- Project management : both internal maintenance projects, and major contractor projects
- Support and assist Maintenance with troubleshooting difficult breakdowns and chronic equipment failures
- Define a project's scope, manage spend against the budget, coordinate with outside vendors, and oversee the installation of new equipment to ensure all requirements are met
- Influence design engineers and production associates with recommendations to incorporate alternate vehicle design features or assembly techniques that enhance the manufacturability of the product
- Spare part identification, cataloging and assignment of spare requirement
Requirements
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire :
2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Expected Compensation
84,000 - $150,000 / annual salary cash and stock awards benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Salary : $84,000 - $150,000
